puissance C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas UK /ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/ See IPA manual Freq #140320 Meanings 1 noun power to influence or coerce The puissance of the labor vote. 2 noun The high-jump component of the sport of show jumping. It was in Dublin that San Lucas scored his first success in what has become something of a speciality for him, the puissance. Etymology From Middle English puissaunce, from Anglo-Norman puissance, pusaunce, and other forms, from Old French puissant (“powerful”). Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # puissance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (UK):** /ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/ **Frequency rank:** 140320 ## Meanings 1. power to influence or coerce 2. The high-jump component of the sport of show jumping. ## Examples - The puissance of the labor vote. - It was in Dublin that San Lucas scored his first success in what has become something of a speciality for him, the puissance. ## Etymology From Middle English puissaunce, from Anglo-Norman puissance, pusaunce, and other forms, from Old French puissant (“powerful”). ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown