noun. Power; potency.

noun. In heraldry: A bearing of the shape of a capital T—that is, a cross tau.

noun. The termination of an ordinary or other bearing when of that form.

noun. In watch-making, the counter-bridge to the main cock or bridge on the top plate of a watch, holding the jeweling for the balance-staff, cylinder, or verge.

noun. Potency; capacity.

noun. power or strength; potency

noun. A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock

noun. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

"A quoi bon une potence en or si c'est vous que l'on va pendre ?"

potency  potent  potentate  potential  potentiality  

idempotence  nilpotence  unipotence  

physical condition  physiological condition  physiological state  

capacity  potency