impotent person

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• impotent — impotently, adv. /im peuh teuhnt/, adj. 1. not potent; lacking power or ability. 2. utterly unable (to do something). 3. without force or effectiveness. 4. lacking bodily strength or physically helpless. 5. (of a male) unable to attain or sustain …   Universalium

• impotent — /ˈɪmpətənt / (say impuhtuhnt) adjective 1. not potent; lacking power or ability. 2. utterly unable (to do something). 3. without force or effectiveness. 4. lacking bodily strength, or physically helpless, as an aged person or a cripple. 5. (of a… …  

• Canonical Impediments —     Canonical Impediments     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Impediments     I. GENERAL NOTION OF AN IMPEDIMENT     The Latin word impedimentum signifies directly whatever embarrasses or hinders a person, whatever is an obstacle to his… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• impotence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of strength Nouns 1. impotence, inability, disability; disablement, impuissance, incapacity, incapability; inaptness, ineptitude, inefficiency, incompetence; disqualification. See weakness,… …   English dictionary for students

• Eunuch — European illustration of one of the white eunuchs of the Ottoman Sultan s court (1749) A eunuch (  / …   Wikipedia

• im´po|tent|ness — im|po|tent «IHM puh tuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not having power; helpless: »The cripple fell back in an impotent rage. Without guns and ammunition the soldiers were impotent. We were impotent against the force of the tornado. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• im´po|tent|ly — im|po|tent «IHM puh tuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not having power; helpless: »The cripple fell back in an impotent rage. Without guns and ammunition the soldiers were impotent. We were impotent against the force of the tornado. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• im|po|tent — «IHM puh tuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not having power; helpless: »The cripple fell back in an impotent rage. Without guns and ammunition the soldiers were impotent. We were impotent against the force of the tornado. SYNONYM(S): weak, feeble …   Useful english dictionary

• Roman Law —     Roman Law     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roman Law     In the following article this subject is briefly treated under the two heads of; I. Principles; II. History. Of these two divisions, I is subdivided into: A. Persons; B. Things; C. Actions …   Catholic encyclopedia

• spado — spa·do || speɪdəʊ n. impotent person; animal that is castrated; person who cannot procreate (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

• spadones — spa·do || speɪdəʊ n. impotent person; animal that is castrated; person who cannot procreate (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary