English Explanatory Dictionary

in posse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)
adv
  1. In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse).

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈpɑsi/

Word forms

in posse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”).

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