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De - Pt| English Dictionary: puissant | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Puissant \Pu"is*sant\, a. [F., originally, a p. pr. formed fr. L. posse to be able: cf. L. potens powerful. See {Potent}.] Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire. [bd] Puissant deeds.[b8] --Milton. Of puissant nations which the world possessed. --Spenser. And worldlings in it are less merciful, And more puissant. --Mrs. Browning. | |
