pennipotent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pennipotens, from penna (“wing”) + potens (“strong”).
Adjective
editpennipotent (comparative more pennipotent, superlative most pennipotent)
- (rare, poetic) Strong of wing; strong on the wing.
- 1609, John Davies of Hereford, The Holy Roode:
- Dismount your tow'ring Thoughts, aspiring Minds;
Vnplume their wings in flight pennipotent;
References
edit- “pennipotent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.