linguipotence
English
editNoun
editlinguipotence (uncountable)
- (rare) Linguistic expertise.
- 1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Baxter's Life of Himself:
- I venture to assert most unequivocally that the New Testament contains not the least proof of the linguipotence of the Apostles, but the clearest proofs of the contrary: […]
- 1942, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 43, page 22:
- We understood Mr. Payson's remarks were quite extensive and it's a safe bet that this exhibition of linguipotence will land Larry a job as a general interpreter at the peace conference.