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Power; strength; might; force; potency.

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  1. n. Power; strength; might; force; potency.
  2. n. power to influence or coerce
  3. Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of puissance." Tennyson. The power and puissance of the king. Shak. Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and puissant are usually dissyllables.
  4. Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of puissance."Tennyson.The power and puissance of the king. Shak.
  5. n:100 n. power to influence or coerce