POSSE


Meaning of POSSE in English

pos ‧ se /ˈpɒsi $ ˈpɑːsi/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: posse comitatus 'power of the county' ]

1 . informal a group of the same kind of people

posse of

I was surrounded by a posse of photographers.

2 . a group of men gathered together by a ↑ sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal

3 . American English informal

a) someone’s group of friends – used especially by young people

b) a group of friends from a particular place who share an interest in ↑ rap , HIP-HOP , or ↑ house music SYN massive British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.