WHAT IS A POSSE?
Pronunciation:
\ˈpä-sē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin posse comitatus, literally, power or authority of the county
Date:
1645
1 : a large group often with a common interest 2 : a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency 3 : a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a lost drunk) 4 : entourage 1
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