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