armipotent

Etymology

From Latin armipotēns.

Why this word is great

ARMIPOTENT — [Adjective] Possessing formidable strength or prowess in battle. From Latin armipotēns, from arma ("arms, weapons") + potēns ("powerful"), it is the raw, unadorned force of a war machine. Unlike "martial" (which evokes the pageantry of military life) or "valiant" (which exalts courage), "armipotent" is the cold calculus of dominance—the tread of iron-shod legions, the relentless advance of a phalanx, the shudder of earth beneath catapult volleys. It is power stripped of virtue, the indifferent crush of history’s wheel.

adj

Powerful in battle.“Swift at the word bold Merion snatch’d a spear And, breathing slaughter, follow’d to the war. So Mars armipotent invades the plain, (The wide destroyer of the race of man,)”

noun

A powerful combatant.“The two armipotents brought up their respective legions, thirsting for glory.”