Viripotent

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to sire children; sexually mature. obsolete

    "He would not suffer his sonne to marrie hir, being not of ripe yeares nor viripotent or mariable."

  2. 2
    Lusty; virile; full of life and sexual energy.

    "Of giving potions to make people love or hate as they please, making the strength of youth impotent, and dead bodies viripotent."

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broad shoulderedpotentvirile

Example

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"He would not suffer his sonne to marrie hir, being not of ripe yeares nor viripotent or mariable."

Etymology

From Latin vir (“man”) + potens (“fit for”).

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