See Also: acception(medicine)
acception(dictionary)

prowess (iou) and acception (medicine)


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.

acception (medicine)


acception


Acceptation; the received meaning. "Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it." (Fuller) Acception of persons or faces, favoritism; partiality.

Origin: L. Acceptio a receiving, accepting: cf. F. Acception.

Source: Websters Dictionary