pouste

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pousty, powste, poweste, puste, poste, pooste, poostye, pauste

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pousté and Old French posté, poesté, from Latin potestās, potestāt-. Doublet of potestat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːsteː/

Noun

pouste (uncountable)

1. power, might
2. ability, capability
3. control, authority

Descendants

• English: poustie
• Scots: poustie
• Yola: poustee

References

• “pǒustẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.