Definition of Potency

Noun: potency pow-t(u)n(t)-see

The power or right to give orders or make decisions
"a place of potency in the state";
- authority, authorization, authorisation [Brit], dominance, say-so
Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
"the toxin's potency";
- effectiveness, strength
The inherent capacity for coming into being
- potential, potentiality
The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
- potence