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. [1913 Webster] The power and puissance of the king. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and puissant are usually dissyllables. [1913 Webster]