potence — meaning in English

English meaning

• gallows noun A wooden frame used for hanging condemned prisoners.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

potence is used for these senses in English:

• gallows A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]
• gibbet An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
• stem (cycling) A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.

stem — full definition

1. noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
2. noun A slender supporting part of an object, such as a wine glass or tobacco pipe.
3. noun The base form of a word to which endings are added.
4. verb To originate or arise from something.
5. verb To stop or hold back the flow or spread of something.

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