Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLEN-IP-O-TEN'TIA-RY
PLEN-IP-O-TEN'TIA-RY, n. [Fr. plenipotentiare. See Plenipotence.]
A person invested with full power to transact any business; usually, an embassador or envoy to a foreign court furnished with full power to negotiate a treaty or to transact other business.
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