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potestatif

French, adjective/pɔ.tɛs.ta.tif/

potestatif is a French adjective meaning “potestative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dépend de la seule volonté d’une des parties contractantes, et ne dépend pas du hasard”.

What does potestatif mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    potestative

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui dépend de la seule volonté d’une des parties contractantes, et ne dépend pas du hasard.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of potestatif

  • potestative feminine
  • potestatifs masculine plural
  • potestatives feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce potestatif?

  • /pɔ.tɛs.ta.tif/
  • \pɔ.tɛs.ta.tif\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.