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puissant

/ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/ UK
/ˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt/ UK
/ˈpjuəsənt/ US
/ˈpwɪsənt/ US

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From Middle English puissaunt, from Middle French puissant, poissant, Anglo-Norman puissant, Old French pussant, et al., present participle of pooir (“to be able”), ultimately from Latin posse (“be able”).

adjective more puissant · most puissant

archaic, literary Powerful, mighty, having authority. Awake remembrance of these valiant dead, / And with your puissant arm renew their feats.

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adj powerful, mighty

Français	puissant
Русский	могу́щественный mogúščestvennyj

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@misc{puissant_2026,
  title = {puissant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puissant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}