As Calvin and Gesner refer to Hottoman, I am inclined to think that the word was coined by him, especially as Gesner in the Thesaurus of Faber says, “Curotrophium potest dici domus alendis parvulis destinata.
Quod videri potest abscissum ex [word in Greek] vel [word in Greek].
Quam quidem sapientiam nullus potest videre, neque legere per se in dicto libro semper aperto, nisi fuerit a Deo illuminatus et a peccato originali mundatus.
Casaregis held that the general principle nemo plus juris in alium transferre potest quam ipse habet must give way in mercantile transactions to possession vaut titre.
Pandects, where we find these words: Nec enim potest animal injuriam fecisse, quod sensu caret.
It is laid down as a legal maxim by mediaeval jurisprudents that no animal devoid of understanding can commit a fault (nec enim potest animal injuriam fecisse quod sensu caret).
But I cannot possibly look upon Neuser's ridiculous composition as a serious production, more especially as it is endorsed: potest omitti.
But besides body and vacuum there is no other absolute substance-- Ergo praeter inane et corpora tertia per se Nulla potest rerum in numero natura relinqui[4].
The axioms of our regal government are these, Lex facit regem; the king's grant of any favour made contrary to law is void; Rex nihil potest nisi quod jure potest.
Qui non obstat quod obstare potest facere videtur: "He who does not prevent what he can prevent seems, to commit the thing.
Qui potest et debet vetare, tacens jubet: "He who can and ought to forbid, and does not, assents.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "potest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
