POSSE


Meaning of POSSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-sē ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.