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plenipotentiary(dictionary)
PLENIPOTENTIARY(law)

plenipotentiary (iou)



plenipotentiary adjective & noun. M17.
[medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, from Latin plenus full + potentia power: see -ARY1.]
A. adjective.
Invested with full power, esp. as the deputy, ambassador, or envoy of a sovereign ruler; exercising absolute or discretionary power or authority. Freq. postpositive. M17.
AMBASSADOR plenipotentiary.
S. Hastings He..had been..Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden.
Of or belonging to a plenipotentiary; absolute, full, unlimited. M17.
S. Rushdie A third party who would have plenipotentiary authority over the property.
b. noun. A person invested with plenipotentiary power or authority, esp. with regard to a particular transaction, as the conclusion of a treaty. M17.
L. Oliphant Mr Wade..delivered the ultimata to the French and English plenipotentiaries.