pennipotent

English

Etymology

From Latin pennipotens, from penna (“wing”) + potens (“strong”).

Adjective

pennipotent (comparative more pennipotent, superlative most pennipotent)

1. (rare, poetic) Strong of wing; strong on the wing.
   • 1609, John Davies of Hereford, The Holy Roode:

     Dismount your tow'ring Thoughts, aspiring Minds;
     Vnplume their wings in flight pennipotent;

References

• “pennipotent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.