I. ˈpäsə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English poshet, poshoote, possot
: a hot drink consisting essentially of sweetened and spiced milk curdled with ale or wine, and sometimes thickened with bread
egg posset
sack posset
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to cause to curdle or coagulate
2. : to pamper with delicacies
cosseted and posseted and prayed over — O.W.Holmes †1894