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Potentate

PO'TENTATE, noun A person who possesses great power or sway; a prince; a sovereign; an emperor, king or monarch.

Exalting him not only above earthly princes and potentates, but above the highest of the celestial hierarchy.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): 1 Timothy 6:15