armipotent

[ ahr-mip-uh-tnt ]

adjectiveArchaic.

strong in battle.

Origin of armipotent

First recorded in 1350–1400, armipotent is from the Latin word armipotent- (stem of armipotēns potent in arms). See arm², -i-, potent¹

Words Nearby armipotent

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How to use armipotent in a sentence

Parolles is referred to as "the manifold linguist and armipotent soldier."
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 | Arthur Acheson
The word armipotent is borrowed from Boccaccio's armipotente, in the Teseide, vii.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer
In this character Armado is made to use the peculiar word "armipotent" twice.
Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 | Arthur Acheson

British Dictionary definitions for armipotent

armipotent

/ (ɑːˈmɪpətənt) /

adjective

literary strong in arms or war

Origin of armipotent

C14: from Latin armipotēns, from arma arms + potēns powerful, from posse to be able

Derived forms of armipotent

armipotence, noun

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