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posse

Main Entry:: pos·se
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 child) 4 : entourage 1

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