Word of the Day: puissant
September 11th, 2009 Posted in Education, Word of the Day
Today’s Word is:
puissant \PWISS-uhnt; PYOO-uh-suhnt; pyoo-ISS-uhnt\ , adjective:
1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.
Origin:
Puissant is from Old French puissant, “powerful,” ultimately from (assumed) Vulgar Latin potere, alteration of Latin posse, “to be able.” The noun form is puissance.
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As always, be well
CF
