armipotent

American  

[ahr-mip-uh-tnt] / ɑrˈmɪp ə tnt /

adjective

Archaic.

1. strong in battle.

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armipotent British  

/ ɑːˈmɪpətənt /

adjective

1. literary strong in arms or war

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Other Word Forms

• armipotence noun

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

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 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,—’ Dumain.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

Now Mars armipotent the Latins lends Fresh heart and strength, but Fear and black Dismay And Flight upon the Teucrian troops he sends.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

In this character Armado is made to use the peculiar word "armipotent" twice.

From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur