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autoridad.

authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/autoɾiˈdad/[au̯.t̪o.ɾiˈð̞að̞]
  1. authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)

    feminine · uncountable
  2. authority (persons in command)

    countable · feminine
  3. authority (a person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject)

    countable · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin auctōritātemlbor. Spanish autoridad Learned borrowing from Latin auctōritātem.

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