1. the quality or condition of being more powerful or having greater influence than others
Usage: formal
2. the ability of one parent to transmit hereditary characteristics more strongly than the other parent
Usage: biology; genetics

Examples

• The prepotency of the ruling party was evident in every legislative decision.
• His prepotency in the boardroom made him a formidable negotiator.
• The stallion’s prepotency was demonstrated by the consistent traits in his offspring.
• Economic prepotency often translates to political influence.
• The breed’s prepotency ensured that desirable characteristics were passed to the next generation.
• Her intellectual prepotency was recognized by colleagues across the field.