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prowess(dictionary)

prowess (iou)



prowess noun. ME.
[Old French proesce (mod. prouesse), formed as PROW adjective: see -ESS2.]
Valour, bravery, martial daring; manly courage. Also, an act of bravery, a valiant deed, (usu. in pl.). Now chiefly literary. ME.
Carlyle His excellencies and prowesses. H. Carpenter The job of fighting demands..daring and individual prowess in arms.
Exceptional ability or talent; skill, expertise; (in full sexual prowess) sexual vigour or potency, virility. E20.
W. Faulkner His proved prowess with a pistol. P. Oliver The man who is proud of his sexual prowess, real or imaginary.
prowessful adjective (now arch. rare) full of prowess, valorous, valiant L16.