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puissance

puis·sance

UK/ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/ US/ˈpwɪ-/ uncommon

noun

1.

power to influence or coerce

  • “the puissance of the labor vote”

Origin

From Middle English puissaunce, from Anglo-Norman puissance, pusaunce, and other forms, from Old French puissant (“powerful”).

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