Definition of Puisant
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. " Puissant
deeds." Milton.
Of puissant nations which the world
possessed. Spenser.
And worldlings in it are less merciful,
And more puissant. Mrs. Browning.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Powerful
French
- powerful, mighty
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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