Potential
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In possibility, not in act, not positively; in efficacy, not in actuality.
Cole v. Kerr, 10 Neb. 55G, 26 N. W. 508.
POTESTAS (Lat.). In Civil Law. Power; authority; domination; empire. Imperium, or the jurisdiction of magistrates. The power of the father over his children, patria potest as. The authority of masters over their slaves, which makes it nearly synonymous with dominium.
See Jnst. 1. 9. 12; Dig. 2. 1. 13. 3; 11. 1; 11. 4. 1. 4.