n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-s ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin posse comitatus, literally, power or authority of the county
Date: 1645
1 : a large group often with a common interest
2 : a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency
3 : a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a lost child)
4 : ENTOURAGE 1