authority
A2Noun/US /əθˈɔrətiː/ əth-ÔR-ət-ē; UK /əθˈɔrətiː/ əth-ÔR-ət-ē/
Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a cour
