plenipotentiary

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PLENIPOTEN'TIARY,noun A person invested with full power to transact any business; usually, an embassador or envoy to a foreign court, furnished with full power to negotiate a treaty or to transact other business. PLENIPOTEN'TIARY, adjective Containing full power; as plenipotentiary license or authority.
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