Both Uses of
puissance
in
The Lords of Discipline
- Their presence was an articulate tribute to the force and puissance of men united by indivisible will, by absolute conviction.†
Chpt 2.16 *
- I felt the puissance and evil of their thoughtless, callow maggotry.†
Chpt 2.18
Definitions:
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(1)
(puissance) powerful -- especially the power to influence or coerce
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus