Meanings
- rareuncountableStrength in battle.
This is not to say that MP was unaware of, or unimpressed by, the formidable bellipotence of the Mongol nation...
1969, Yakov Malkiel, Romance philology1 more example
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...
1865, Fun
Origin
- New Latinbellipotentia
- Englishbellipotence
Borrowed from New Latin bellipotentia.
More words from New Latin
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
bellipotence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellipotence
“bellipotence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellipotence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellipotence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellipotence.
Source: bellipotence on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.