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puissant
(adjective) powerful
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puissant (comparative more puissant, superlative most puissant)
(archaic or literary) Powerful, mighty, having authority.
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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
25 June 2024
(noun) any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.