Definitions of Puissance [ˈpyu ə səns, pyuˈɪs əns, ˈpwɪs əns]

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Definition of 'Puissance'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) puissance
power; might.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < MF, =puiss(ant) powerful (< VL *possent- (s. of *possēns), for L potent- (s. of potēns), prp. of posse to be able; see potent¹, -ant ) +-ance -ance)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) puissance
power to influence or coerce
"the puissance of the labor vote"

Definition of 'Puissance'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Puissance
power; strength; might; force; potency

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