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bellipotence

bellipotence noun: strength in battle.

Noun

bellipotence (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Strength in battle.
    • In the contemplation of that period of our national existence when men were distinguished more for their bellipotence than for those qualifications which are now accepted as the attributes of authority...1865, Fun
    • This is not to say that MP was unaware of, or unimpressed by, the formidable bellipotence of the Mongol nation...1969, Yakov Malkiel, Romance philology

Origin of bellipotence

Borrowed from New Latin bellipotentia.

Questions about bellipotence

What does bellipotence mean?
Bellipotence means strength in battle.
What part of speech is bellipotence?
Bellipotence is a noun.

Words near bellipotence in the dictionary

  1. bellinis
  2. Bellino
  3. Bellinos
  4. Bellins
  5. Bellinzona
  6. bellipotence
  7. bellipotent
  8. Bellisario
  9. Bellissimo
  10. Bellissimos
  11. bellist

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