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Military unit
Visayas-Mindanao Force is split into Mindanao Force still with Major General William F. Sharp with its current CPY in Del Monte Field and the new Visayan Force will
United States Forces in the Philippines
United_States_Forces_in_the_Philippines
Part of the World War II Japanese invasion of the Philippines
have a single artillery piece in the island and ammunition is limited. Visayan Force Headquarters is also located in Cebu where it was organized a month
Japanese_invasion_of_Cebu
US military unit during the Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)
The Visayan Force was a short-lived US military organization formed during the Philippines Campaign (1941–1942) of World War II. It was created chiefly
Visayan_Force
Military unit
Chynoweth commander of 61st Division in Panay Island took command of Visayan Force and moved to Cebu, he organized Operation Baus Au in a corps level scale
Visayas-Mindanao_Force
Military unit
Arthur Grimes to transfer to bolster the island defense. In March 1942, Visayan Force was activated under Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth, all units
Bohol_Force
Philippine ethnolinguistic family group
‹ The template Infobox ethnic group is being considered for merging. › Visayans (Cebuano: mga Bisayâ [bisaˈjaʔ]) are a Philippine ethnolinguistic family
Visayans
Former Philippine Army unit
intensified Japanese activities in Visayan waters. On March 15 Chynoweth, commander of the newly-created Visayan Force, passed through Negros to establish
Negros_Force
Military unit
Philippine Army. In March Visayas-Mindanao Force was split to separate unit, the garrison now reporting to Visayan Force based in Cebu under Brigadier General
Samar–Leyte_Force
Military unit
Scudder was appointed as its commander until its surrender to Japanese. Visayan Force was organized under Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth which Cebu
Cebu_Brigade
American general (1890–1985)
brigadier general. During World War II, he commanded the 61st Division and Visayan Force during the Philippines campaign and then spent more than three years
Bradford_G._Chynoweth
Military unit
previous VMF HQ to his Mindanao Force HQ and released Visayan Force to Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth. Along with Luzon Force and Harbor Defense of Manila
Mindanao_Force
Military unit
Christie surrendered Panay Force and 61st Infantry Division so as BGen. Chynoweth as overall commander of Visayan Force. These officers and others went
61st_Division_(Philippines)
Spanish colonial period of the Philippines
Spanish and a majority Visayan force, taking a month to bring these forces to bear due to slow speed of local ships. This large force caused the surrender
History of the Philippines (1565–1898)
History_of_the_Philippines_(1565–1898)
Sunda leopard cat population in the Philippines
The Visayan leopard cat, known locally as maral, is a Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus) population in the Philippine Islands of Negros
Visayan_leopard_cat
United States Army Colonel
Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth to established the new command Visayan Force to control all forces in the Visayas. The Japanese invaded Cebu in April
Irvine_Scudder
Military unit
101st Infantry Division 101st Infantry Regiment Visayan Force Mindanao Force Visayas-Mindanao Force There were others, Unpublished papers of Colonel
82nd_Infantry_Regiment_(PA)
Island in the Philippines
Spanish and a majority Visayan force, taking a month to bring these forces to bear due to slow speed of local ships. This large force caused the surrender
Luzon
Military unit
March 1942, the Visayas-Mindanao Force was split into 2 commands. Leyte Force now under the control of Visayan Force under Brigadier General Bradford
Leyte_Brigade
Military unit
The Luzon Force or Bataan Defense Force was a short-lived Field Army size unit created in the Philippines after the restructure of command organized by
Luzon_Force
Part of the Philippines campaign of WW2
commander Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth assumed the new command of Visayan Force and moved to Cebu in mid-March. 61st Division has added two infantry
Japanese_invasion_of_Panay
Non-government organization in the Philippines
organisation was founded in 1991 by Maria Cecilia Flores-Obanda as the Visayan Forum Foundation Inc. (VFF), a nonprofit organization. VFF is located in
Voice_of_the_Free
Military unit
Sharp commander of reconstituted Visayas-Mindanao Force due to no communication of Visayan Force HQ. Only handful of his men surrendered and the rest
63rd_Infantry_Regiment_(PA)
Military unit
Wainwright IV, USA Luzon Force - Major General Edward P.King Jr Visayan Force - Brigadier General Bradford Chynoweth Mindanao Force - Major General William
United States Army Forces in the Far East
United_States_Army_Forces_in_the_Far_East
Military unit
Leyte on October 20, 1944. 91st Infantry Division Visayan Force Mindanao Force Visayas-Mindanao Force Tarkington, Hiram. There were others. pp. 160–162
94th Provisional Infantry Regiment (PA)
94th_Provisional_Infantry_Regiment_(PA)
Military unit
Infantry Division 63rd Infantry Regiment Bradford Chynoweth Visayan Force Visayas-Mindanao Force Morton, Louis (1953). The Fall of the Philippines, November
64th Provisional Infantry Regiment (PA)
64th_Provisional_Infantry_Regiment_(PA)
Military unit
originally in Cebu City, and later under Mindanao Force still under Major General Sharp after Visayan-Mindanao Force was split into different commands as reorganized
101st_Division_(Philippines)
Division of the Philippine Army under the US Army Forces
Mindanao Force portion of the Visayan-Mindanao Force, including both regiments. Major General William F. Sharp commanded the Visayan-Mindanao Force. The Cagayan
102nd_Division_(Philippines)
Military unit
arrived to take matters on Negros defense and became a component of Visayan Force of BGen. Bradford Chynoweth. When General Wainwright surrendered Corregidor
71st_Division_(Philippines)
Military airport in Central Visayas, Philippines
(IATA: CEB, ICAO: RPVM) is an active military airbase of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). It is located on the island of Mactan, Cebu, in the Visayas region
Mactan–Benito_Ebuen_Air_Base
Military unit
Battalion, commanded Davao subsector, later sent to command Negros Force, CS Visayan Force, POW, Released in 1945 Howard Frissell, Lieutenant Colonel, CO
101st_Infantry_Regiment_(PA)
Filipino embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt
Traditional tunic (badu) worn with a bahag by a Visayan datu (left) from Historia natural del sitio, fertilidad y calidad de las Islas e Indios de Bisayas
Barong_tagalog
Senator of the Philippines
Fajardo y Compañía. p. 12. Retrieved May 24, 2017. Rafferty, Patrick (1928). Visayan-English dictionary. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library
Ronald_dela_Rosa
United States Army general
Mindanao Force only. On April 16, Sharp was again made the commander of the Visayan-Mindanao Force, which meant little with much of the Visayan area now
William_F._Sharp
Philippine mythological dragon
pre-colonial Cebuanos believed that their supreme god—Bathala, or Kaptan the Visayan tradition—created 7 moons to illuminate the night sky. The Bakunawa, amazed
Bakunawa
Latin letter N with tilde above
also used in Tetum, as is ⟨ny⟩, influenced by Indonesian. In Tagalog, Visayan, and other Philippine languages, most Spanish terms that include ⟨ñ⟩ are
Ñ
Second Filipino saint and Martyr
also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish
Pedro_Calungsod
Filipino politician
2024. Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (September 19, 2024). "Mabilog bares 'plan' to force him to tag Roxas, Drilon as 'drug lords'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved
Jed_Patrick_Mabilog
Highly-urbanized city in Central Visayas, Philippines
ordered a force of 50 Spanish and 1,000 Visayan troops, to battle rebels who caused unrest in Bohol. On April 5, 1635, Cebu sent a force of 300 Spanish
Cebu_City
Sea, Sibuyan Sea, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, Visayan Sea, and Yellow Sea. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates
List of shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_Pacific_Ocean
Filipino footballer & coach (born 1982)
Philippine Air Force and Green Archers United of the United Football League. At that time, he was also an enlisted member of the Philippine Air Force. After retiring
Chieffy_Caligdong
Filipino politician (born 1978)
city's two jails that have persisted since 2015. Rama joined a council task force formed to address problem, chaired by Councilor Nestor Archival. In April
Eduardo_Rama_Jr.
Spirits and deities in indigenous Philippine folk religions
(especially among Visayans). Pag-anito refers to a séance, often accompanied by other rituals or celebrations, in which a shaman (Visayan: babaylan, Tagalog:
Anito
Filipino singer and dancer (born 2001)
beauties" who have become "beloved icons for Cebuanos, Boholanos, and Visayans". Billboard Philippines' Gabriel Saulog praised Aiah for incorporating
Aiah
Strait Sibuyan Sea Surigao Strait Tablas Strait Tañon Strait Tayabas Bay Visayan Sea Riau Strait Savu Sea South China Sea Chao’an Bay Da Nang Bay Daya Bay
List_of_seas_on_Earth
American actress and model
as Skylar Storm in the Disney XD series Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite Force, and Alexa Mendoza in the Netflix sitcom Alexa & Katie. Berelc was born
Paris_Berelc
Scooter-like vehicle used in the Philippines
Ligiron (Visayan word for “to roll”) is a 4-wheeled cart made of wood with bamboo flooring serving as its framework. Originally, it is utilized by farmers
Ligiron
Filipino Military Officer
to forge a cooperative stance between the Visayan rebel forces. The Battalion Malaya was organized, a force made up of 750 men divided into six companies
Ananías_Diokno
Filipino footballer
footballer who plays as a forward who played for Stallion and Philippine Air Force. He is also a former member of the Philippines national team. While still
Ian_Araneta
1521 battle between Ferdinand Magellan and Lapulapu
Mactan to force the Datu's compliance. Magellan saw an opportunity to strengthen the existing friendship ties with the ruler of the Visayan region and
Battle_of_Mactan
Ragam, since he is of half Visayan-Filipino descent since later Spanish accounts record that Filipinos, especially Visayans, were obsessed with singing
History_of_the_Philippines
as a way to distinguish them from their neighboring Indigenous Moro and Visayan neighbors. Small Indigenous ethnic communities remain marginalized, and
Ethnic groups in the Philippines
Ethnic_groups_in_the_Philippines
Pacific typhoon in 2025
rescue operations. Many areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila, and the Visayan province of Antique, declared class suspensions at all levels and government
Typhoon_Ragasa
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
Kalinga, Kamayo, Kankanaey, Masbateño, Romblomanon, Manobo, and several Visayan languages, are used in their respective provinces. Filipino Sign Language
Philippines
Armed confrontation in the Philippines
Gilbert (April 29, 2026). "Toboso declares CPP-NPA-NDF 'persona non grata'". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved April 29, 2026. Guadalquiver, Nanette (April 28,
Toboso_encounter
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
to attack the central Philippine islands, including Leyte and the other Visayan Islands. Resistance was weak during the attacks on 12–13 September and
USS_Hornet_(CV-12)
Datu of Mactan (fl. 1521)
While this may have been true in the Islamic sultanates in Mindanao, the Visayan societies were structured along a loose federation of city-states (more
Lapulapu
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
Mindanao in the Philippines, followed by further strikes on bases in the Visayan Sea between 12 and 14 September. On 17 September, Intrepid returned to
USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
Filipino style of wrestling
"move" the opponent, often taking advantage of their weight and direction of force to throw them off balance. Dumog is based on the concept of "control points"
Dumog
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Philippines
Additionally, 185,888 houses were damaged, of which 10,566 were destroyed. The Visayan Electric Company reported power outages in some areas. The National Grid
2025_Cebu_earthquake
President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957
to have died in office. Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay, of mixed Tagalog, Visayan, Spanish, and Chinese descent, was born in Iba on August 31, 1907, to Exequiel
Ramon_Magsaysay
Ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippine Republic
Manila to the Spanish Empire in 1571 was made possible with the help of the Visayan natives who views Rajah Sulayman as an enemy. After three centuries of
Philippine_Army
Province in Western Visayas, Philippines
and Salikala who lead the Muslim force of 70 ships and 4,000 warriors that had raided and attacked several Visayan islands in order to abduct slaves
Iloilo
Filipino martial art
it is more of an evasive art. On the other hand, it is present in some Visayan styles documented by FMA researchers Celestino Macachor and Ned Nepangue
Arnis
Shallow saline lake in California, United States
winds that impacted communities as far as Los Angeles. The Salton Sea Task Force was formed by the state in 2015 by Governor Jerry Brown's administration
Salton_Sea
US criminal groups or organizations
dissipated by the 1870s. During the late 1800s, gangs reemerged as a criminal force in the Northeast, and they emerged as new criminal enterprises in the American
Gangs_in_the_United_States
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
Bicol Region and the Visayas islands, such as the Bikol group and the Visayan group, including Waray, Hiligaynon and Cebuano. Tagalog differs from other
Tagalog_language
Traditional cleaning tool in southeast Asia
the Jesuit Ignacio Alcina noticed how different words were used in the Visayan languages to refer to washing the feet, the hands, and the genitalia. One
Tabo_(hygiene)
Partylist nominee, UP student among 19 killed in Toboso gun battles". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved April 23, 2026. Sadongdong, Martin (April 25, 2026)
Timeline of the New People's Army rebellion
Timeline_of_the_New_People's_Army_rebellion
Style of Philippine house architecture
Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, is a traditional Philippine architectural style
Bahay_na_bato
Filipino gang
destroy us, will himself be destroyed" which is a direct reference to the Visayan gangs like the Oxo group who the Sputniks felt had "invaded" the Tagalog
Sigue_Sigue_Sputnik_(gang)
Filipino artisanal salt
unique traditional methods of producing sea salt for culinary use among the Visayan people of the central Philippine islands. They differ in taste from salt
Asín_tibuok
Invasion of the Philippines by Japan during World War II
of two batteries of the 86th Field Artillery Regiment (PS). The Visayan–Mindanao Force under Brigadier General William F. Sharp comprised the PA 61st,
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines_campaign_(1941–1942)
People of the Philippines
1590 Boxer Codex Visayan kadatuan, c.1590 Boxer Codex Native commoner women, c.1590 Boxer Codex Visayan timawa, c.1590 Boxer Codex Visayan pintados (tattooed)
Filipinos
Social stratification conferring status
include the larger coastal ethnic groups like the Tagalog, Kapampangan, Visayan, and Moro societies. Most of them were usually divided into four to five
Caste
1953 incident in the Philippines
angelic face and a big mustache". Sumrall also claimed that Clarita was Visayan and can only speak the Tagalog language. However, she was able to speak
Possession of Clarita Villanueva
Possession_of_Clarita_Villanueva
Philippine currency denomination
The polymer version, first introduced on December 19, 2024 features the Visayan spotted deer on its obverse side while its reverse side has similar design
Philippine five hundred-peso note
Philippine_five_hundred-peso_note
Former mayor of Cebu City (born 1954)
his authority to do so. On November 6, Rama threatened the use of police force against the Daluz-led board if they refused to step down. Despite a LWUA
Mike_Rama
Genus of plants
ingredient for almost all local vegetables and menus. Known as labog in the Visayan area (or labuag/sapinit in Tagalog), the species is an ingredient in cooking
Hibiscus
Filipino musician
Lahi... Kami ang Pilipino, held at the Expo Center in the former Clark Air Force Base.[citation needed] Ledesma celebrated her 25th year in the music industry
Kuh_Ledesma
Mythical city in the Philippines
the town of San Jorge, but accidents plagued the project from the start, forcing the company to shut down operations and abandon the project to avoid bankruptcy
Biringan
Extinct species of deer
size. The currently favoured view is that sexual selection was the driving force behind the large antlers rather than orthogenesis or natural selection.
Irish_elk
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
April 2016 that he shot a fellow student who had bullied him about his Visayan origin as well as other students of the same ethnicity, while at San Beda
Rodrigo_Duterte
Public university in Negros Oriental, Philippines
secondary level called the Negros Oriental Trade School, which became the East Visayan School of Arts and Trades in 1956 and the Central Visayas Polytechnic College
Negros Oriental State University
Negros_Oriental_State_University
Portuguese explorer (1480–1521)
customs. After resting and resupplying, Magellan sailed on deeper into the Visayan Islands. On 28 March, they anchored off the island of Limasawa ("Mazaua")
Ferdinand_Magellan
Filipino retired policeman and politician (1944–2005)
Filipino police officer and politician. Barbers had served in the police force for almost three decades prior to becoming part of the government of the
Robert_Barbers
Strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra
in Sumatra, Indonesia. It may reduce visibility to 200 metres (660 ft), forcing ships to slow in the busy strait. The strait is frequently used by ships
Strait_of_Malacca
Culinary traditions of the Philippines
groups such as the Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, Visayan, Chavacano, and Maranao communities. The dishes associated with these groups
Filipino_cuisine
Filipino religious leader (born 1950)
about 100 police officers of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force raided Quiboloy's properties to serve him an arrest warrant. The raided
Apollo_Quiboloy
Type of military tactics and operational warfare
regular seasonal activities by warring polities, particularly among the Visayans. Participating in or defending against these raids were part of the duties
Raid_(military)
Highly-urbanized city in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines
Moro piracy. Specifically, on April 5, 1635, Cebu sent a force of 300 Spanish and 1,000 Visayan troops to settle and colonize Zamboanga City under the command
Zamboanga_City
Planned invasion of China by the Iberian Union
governor of the Philippines, containing 10,000-12,000 Iberian soldiers, 6,000 Visayans, and 5,000 Japanese recruited in Nagasaki, assisted by Jesuits due to their
Empresa_de_China
done by one of his five wives. Some authors believe him to be a Visayan pintado. Visayan people are a Philippine ethnolinguistic group native to the Visayas
History_of_tattooing
Species of crocodile
and Eastern Visayas; balanghitao or balangita in Cebuano and Central Visayan languages; and also burangas or burangaris in Mangyan. In Mindanao and
Philippine_crocodile
Autonomous region of the Philippines
Tausug are at ease in speaking Cebuano, because both Tausug and Cebuano are Visayan languages. Chabacano may be the lingua franca of the natives in Sulu Archipelago
Bangsamoro
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Southern Cross has various names pertaining to tops, including kasing (Visayan languages), paglong (Bikol), and pasil (Tagalog). It is also called butiti
Crux
Species in mammal family Felidae
ISSN 0974-7907. Fernandez, D. A. P.; de Guia, A. P. O. (2011). "Feeding habits of Visayan leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis rabori) in sugarcane fields of Negros
List_of_felids
Ethnic group native to Panay and Palawan
Infobox ethnic group is being considered for merging. › The Karay-a are a Visayan ethnic group native to the islands of Panay and Palawan in the Philippines
Karay-a_people
Island in the Philippines
north; the locations of the kingdoms of Tondo and Ma-i that there is an old Visayan saying: “sa diin timo nangayaw nga mait” which translates as “did you raid
Boracay
Filipino actor-politician
Publishing Company, Inc. November 6, 1959. Chiquito performs the role of a Visayan who befriends the bus conductor. Gomez, Jerome (November 2, 2020). "From
Chiquito_(actor)
Species of plant
JSTOR 1222028. Wolff, John U. (1972). "Nangkà" (PDF). A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan. Vol. 2. p. 698. Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen: "Loans: jackfruit - Artocarpus
Jackfruit
VISAYAN FORCE
VISAYAN FORCE
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Subject
Boy/Male
Hindu
Victory, One who always win
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Vivian, VIVYAN means "alive, animated, lively."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Muruga and Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Modern, Tamil
Winner; Victory Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Surprise; Amazing
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Humble; Subduer
Boy/Male
Sikh
One who is carefree
Boy/Male
Hindu
Light of a lamp
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Another Name of Lord Muruga
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Broad Minded
Boy/Male
Sikh
Victor, Name of Indra
Girl/Female
Hindu
Amazing
Boy/Male
Hindu
Victory, One who always win
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sky
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Humble; Mother of Garuda
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Muruga and Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Viktoriya; Vijayam
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Ganesh, Remover of obstacles
Female
Hindi/Indian
(विजया) Hindi unisex name VIJAYA means "victory." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Krishna, and another name for the goddess Durga.
VISAYAN FORCE
VISAYAN FORCE
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, Netherlands, Swedish
God is Gracious; God has Shown Favor
Boy/Male
Tamil
King
Girl/Female
Indian
Star, Moon light
Boy/Male
Arabic
Sword of Islam
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Lover Love
Girl/Female
Indian
Extremly wise
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of God (Allah)
Boy/Male
Welsh
Devout.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Holiness; Happy; Jolly
Boy/Male
Dutch American
Shelter; Scholar.
VISAYAN FORCE
VISAYAN FORCE
VISAYAN FORCE
VISAYAN FORCE
VISAYAN FORCE
n.
To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor.
n.
One who, or that which, forces or drives.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Biscay.
v. i.
To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
n.
Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation.
a.
Having little or no force; feeble.
n.
Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force.
a.
Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.
n.
To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.
n.
To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
imp. & p. p.
of Force
n.
To provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
n.
To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind.
n.
The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.
n.
The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
a.
Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain.
v. i.
To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard.
n.
To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
a.
Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
n.
Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term.