puissance
(noun) power to influence or coerce; “the puissance of the labor vote”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puissance (countable and uncountable, plural puissances)
Power, might or potency.
(equestrianism) Often Puissance: the high-jump component of the sport of show jumping.
Puissance (countable and uncountable, plural Puissances)
(equestrianism) Alternative letter-case form of puissance.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"is*sance, n. Etym: [F., fr.puissant. See Puissant, and cf. Potency, Potance, Potence.]
Definition: Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of puissance." Tennyson. The power and puissance of the king. Shak.
Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and puissant are usually dissyllables.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
