Puissantness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 puissance; power rare, uncountable
"We hear of great stirs in those parts; and how the Emperor, a prince of great wisdom and great power, hath been driven to extreme shifts; and that by the policy of mean men, who were thought to be his friends, and not by the puissantness of others who were known to be his open enemies."
Example
More examples"We hear of great stirs in those parts; and how the Emperor, a prince of great wisdom and great power, hath been driven to extreme shifts; and that by the policy of mean men, who were thought to be his friends, and not by the puissantness of others who were known to be his open enemies."
Etymology
From puissant + -ness.
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