ˈpōzē, -zi noun
( -es )
Etymology: alteration of poesy
1. : a brief sentiment, motto, or legend often in verse (as an inscription on a ring)
posy at the beginning of his book … Commend it or Amend it — John Hoskins
is this the prologue or the posy of a ring? — Shakespeare
2. : bouquet , nosegay , flower
a tight posy of wild flowers — V.V.Nabokov
3. : anthology
a posy of funny stories — Edmund Gosse