Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prowess"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prowess \Prow"ess\, n. [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See
{Prow}, a.]
Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery
and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. --Chaucer.
Sir P. Sidney.
He by his prowess conquered all France. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prowess
n : a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice
and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite
an art" [syn: {art}, {artistry}]
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