Potestatem habere

Latin Construction

potestatem habere.

1. ‘To have power.’

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Loci

• αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 16.16:

cum et lege et senatus consulto statuendi potestatem haberent

as they had the power of deciding, both by law and by a decree of the senate

• βʹ Cicero, Ad Familiares 13.9:

cuius rei quantam potestatem quaestor habeat, non sum ignarus

I am not unaware how much power a quaestor has over the matter.

• β² Cicero, Ad Familiares 13.26:

Peto igitur a te [...] ut eius negotia [...] explices et expedias cum iure et potestate, quam habes, tum etiam auctoritate et consilio tuo

So I ask you to arrange and expedite his business not only with the rights and power you have, but also with your authority and advice.