An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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authority
  داتارگان  
dâtârgân
Fr.: autorité  

  1. The power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine (Dictionary.com).

  2. A person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as a governmental agency (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): → author; → -ity.

Etymology (PE): Dâtârgân, from dâtâr, → author, + -gân, on the model of xodâygân “a great lord.”