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