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auctoritas.

title (legal), ownership; right to authorize/sanction, power; decree, order; authority, influence; responsibility; prestige, reputation; opinion, judgment;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[au̯kˈtoː.rɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[au̯kˈtɔː.ri.tas]
  1. credibility, prestige, reputation, importance

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  2. influence, weight, personal weight

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  3. power, ability, authority

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  4. advice, counsel (when offered by someone with credibility and strong influence)

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  5. support, backing

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  6. warrant, authenticity (something that provides assurance or confirmation)

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  7. sanction, political sanction, warrant

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  8. power conferred, will, decree, order, rights, command (often refers to the will or decree of the senate)

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  9. responsibility, opinion, judgment

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  10. legal title

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  11. influential person

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Where this word comes from

From auctor (“seller, vendor; author, creator; advocate, sponsor, supporter”) + -tās.

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