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–noun Literary.

power, might, or force.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < MF, equiv. to puiss(ant) puissant + -ance -ance

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puis·sance Audio Help (pwĭs'əns, pyōō'ĭ-səns, pyōō-ĭs'əns) Pronunciation Key
n. Power; might.

[Middle English, from Old French, from poissant, powerful, present participle of pooir, to be able; see power.]

puis'sant adj., puis'sant·ly adv.

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puissance
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power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote"

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Puissance

Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, Potence, Puissance.] The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. "Drugs of potency." --Hawthorne.

A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak.

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