astripotent

English

Etymology

From Latin astripotens, likely through French astripotent

Adjective

astripotent (comparative more astripotent, superlative most astripotent)

(obsolete) That rules the stars.
- (Can we date this quote?) MS. Harl. 2551, f. 29‎:
  The high astripotent auctor of all.

Noun

astripotent (plural astripotents)

(archaic) The ruler of the stars.
- 1653, Sir Thomas Urquhart, translating François Rabelais, The Romance of Gargantua and Pantagruel‎:
  I latrially venere the supernal Astripotent.
- 1852, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, A Dictionary of Archaic & Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs & Ancient Customs, Form the Fourteenth Century, Volume 1‎:

Anagrams

antiprotest

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin astripotens

Noun

astripotent m (plural astripotents)

The ruler of the stars.
- 1534, François Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel‎:
  Je venere latrialement le supernel astripotent.

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