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Definition
a superior ability
- The populace, fond of all prowess, sought him with their eyes, beneath the gloomy nave, regretting that he had so speedily disappeared from their acclamations.2.8.6 — Vol 2 Bk 8 Chpt 6 — Three Human Hearts Differently.... (96% in)
- Here Phoebus, whose imagination was endowed with but mediocre power of creation, began to find himself in a quandary as to a means of extricating himself for his prowess.2.8.6 — Vol 2 Bk 8 Chpt 6 — Three Human Hearts Differently.... (25% in)
There are no more uses of "prowess" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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