POSSE


Meaning of POSSE in English

/pos"ee/ , n.

1. See posse comitatus .

2. a body or force armed with legal authority.

[ 1575-85; posse power, force, n. use of L inf.: to be able, have power, equiv. to pot- (see POTENT) + -se inf. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .