PUISSANT

puissant

(adjective) powerful

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

puissant (comparative more puissant, superlative most puissant)

(archaic or literary) Powerful, mighty, having authority.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Pu"is*sant, a. Etym: [F., originally, a p. pr. formed fr. L. posse to be able: cf. L. potens powerful. See Potent.]

Definition: Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire. " Puissant deeds." Milton. Of puissant nations which the world possessed. Spenser. And worldlings in it are less merciful, And more puissant. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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