puissance

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pu=is=sance

CIDE DICTIONARY

puissance, n. [F., fr. puissant. See Puissant, and cf. Potency, Potance, Potence.].

 Power; strength; might; force; potency.  Tennyson.  [1913 Webster]
" In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and puissant are usually dissyllables."  [1913 Webster]
"The power and puissance of the king."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

puissance, n.
1 also a test of a horse's ability to jump large obstacles in showjumping.
2 archaic great power, might, or influence.

Etymology

ME (in sense 2) f. OF (as PUISSANT)

ROGET THESAURUS

puissance

Power

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