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.
It contains spoilers for A New Hope, Return Of The Jedi, and The Force Awakens. In 1977's Star Wars, the Empire has finished building their ultimate weapon, the Death Star. It's a very important part of the Star Wars universe, chiefly because without it the name Star Wars doesn't make as much sense.