armipotent
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of armipotent
First recorded in 1350–1400, armipotent is from the Latin word armipotent- (stem of armipotēns potent in arms). See arm 2, -i-, potent 1
Example Sentences
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Martianus telleth, he is the armipotent god of battell whose hardy desire is to be avenged with spedy boldenes.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
On this Mars armipotent raised the spirit and strength of the Latins, and goaded their hearts to rage, and sent Flight and dark Fear among the Teucrians.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
This is your devoted friend, sir, the manifold linguist, and the armipotent soldier.
From All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare, William
On Raghu's sons his eyes he bent, And hailed the lords armipotent.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
The armipotent Mars, of lances the almighty, Gave Hector a gift, the heir of Ilion; A man so breathed, that certain he would fight ye From morn till night, out of his pavilion.
From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur
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