bellipotence

English

Etymology

Latin bellipotens

Noun

bellipotence (uncountable)

1. (rare) Strength in battle.
   • 1865, Fun:

     In the contemplation of that period of our national existence when men were distinguished more for their bellipotence than for those qualifications which are now accepted as the attributes of authority...

   • 1969, Yakov Malkiel, Romance philology:

     This is not to say that MP was unaware of, or unimpressed by, the formidable bellipotence of the Mongol nation...