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poustie

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpuːsti/
  • UK: /ˈpaʊsti/

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noun

Meaning 1

Power, authority, strength, health.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Scotland, uncountable

Examples

  • 2020 Department of Health (NI), An Roinn Sláinte, Männystrie O Poustie

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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