Prowess means exceptional skill or ability. Your sailing prowess might save your life in a storm, while someone with less experience might make mistakes. An earlier meaning of this word is exceptional bravery in battle, or a specific act of bravery. Prowess is from Middle English, from Old French proece, proesse, from prou, prud good, capable, brave.. The related English word proud has the now obsolete meaning of brave.
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it's been a long time since Return of the Jedi, and a lot has changed. And one of the changes we haven't heard about yet? The Empire's new name. Turns out the Empire and the Rebels are both called something different in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While taking a tour of the props and costumes from the soon-to-be released Episode VII we noticed that the Empire was not being called the Empire. It was being called The First Order.
In fact, the reveal suggests the Star Wars big bad could something even more powerful. Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced the galaxy to its latest threat: Supreme Leader Snoke. The leader of the First Order, he corrupted Ben Solo (better known as Kylo Ren) right under the nose of one of the most powerful Jedis in the known universe, his uncle, Luke Skywalker.