Armipotent

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A powerful combatant. archaic, poetic

    "The two armipotents brought up their respective legions, thirsting for glory."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Powerful in battle. obsolete

    "Swift at the word bold Merion snatch’d a spear And, breathing slaughter, follow’d to the war. So Mars armipotent invades the plain, (The wide destroyer of the race of man,)"

Example

More examples

"Swift at the word bold Merion snatch’d a spear And, breathing slaughter, follow’d to the war. So Mars armipotent invades the plain, (The wide destroyer of the race of man,)"

Etymology

From Latin armipotēns.

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