poustie

/ˈpuːsti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"‘A, good knyght,’ seyde he, ‘thou arte a foole; for that jantillwoman was the mayster fyende of helle, which hath pouste over all other devyllis[…].’"
"2020 Department of Health (NI), An Roinn Sláinte, Männystrie O Poustie"

From Middle English pouste, from Anglo-Norman pousté, Old French poesté, posté etc., from (the stem of) Latin potestās (“power”). Doublet of podesta.

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How do you pronounce poustie?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpuːsti/.

What does poustie mean?

Power, authority, strength, health.

Where does poustie come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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