bellipotence
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]bellipotence (uncountable)
- (rare) Strength in battle.
- 1865, Fun:
- 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...
- 1969, Yakov Malkiel, Romance philology:
- This is not to say that MP was unaware of, or unimpressed by, the formidable bellipotence of the Mongol nation...