Etymology

impuissance

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Today it means: Impotence, weakness. Full definition →

Middle French impuissance
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromimpuissance
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromimpuissance
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Borrowed from Middle French impuissance.

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