ˈpäsē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin posse ( comitatus ), from posse power (from Latin, to be able, have power) + comitatūs, gen. of comitatus county — more at potent
1. : posse comitatus
2.
a. : a force with legal authority : a detachment or body (as of police) often assigned to or brought together because of a particular emergency
b. : a crowd or throng usually sharing some common interest
3. : possibility , potentiality — see in posse