Main Entry: ¹SS

Pronunciation: \ˌes-ˈes\

Function: noun

Etymology: German, abbreviation for Schutzstaffel, literally, protection echelon

Date: 1932

: a unit of Nazis created as bodyguard to Hitler and later expanded to take charge of intelligence, central security, policing action, and the mass extermination of those they considered inferior or undesirable