Found 2 items, similar to Puissance.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: puissance
puissance
n : power to influence or coerce;
“the puissance of the labor
vote”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Puissance
Puissance
\Pu"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. puissant. See
Puissant,
and cf.
Potency,
Potance,
Potence.]
Power; strength; might; force; potency.
“ Youths of
puissance.” --Tennyson.
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The power and puissance of the king. --Shak.
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Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and
puissant are usually dissyllables.
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