English Explanatory Dictionary

posse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
  2. A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.
  3. A search party.
  4. A criminal gang.
  5. A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒs.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posse.wav /ˈpɑs.i/

Word forms

posse posses

Etymology

Ellipsis of posse comitatus.

Related words

in posse

Derived words

posseman pussy posse
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