Po·tent, n.
1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.]
2. A staff or crutch. [Obs.]
3. Her. One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned.
Counter potent Her., a fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches.
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