† impotentnessn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Impotence.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness
unmightinessOE
non-powera1387
unpowerc1400
impotencea1420
palsya1450
impossibilityc1450
impotencyc1460
impuissance1483
impotentness1530
powerlessness1650
enervity1656
paralysis1809
nervelessness1857
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 234/1 Impotentnesse for age, decrepitement.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Impotentness, want of Power or Strength, Weakness.
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