posse

See also Posse

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Medieval Latin posse comitatus.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒ.sɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑ.si/

Noun

posse (plural posses)

1. (US) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement
2. (US) A search party
3. (US, Jamaica) A criminal gang
4. (by extension) A group of associates

Translations

A group of people summoned to help law enforcement

• Finnish: järjestyspartio
• German: Trupp (de) m

• Spanish: posse comitatus (es) m

A search party

• Finnish: etsintäpartio

A criminal gang

• Danish: bande (da) n
• Finnish: jengi (fi)
• French: bande (fr) f

• German: Bande (de) f
• Spanish: cuadrilla armada f

A group of associates

• Swedish: trupp (sv), hop (sv), skara (sv)

Related terms

• vigilante

Anagrams

• pesos, poses, speos, s'pose, spose

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Latin

Verb

posse

1. present active infinitive of possum  "to be able (to)"

Noun

posse

1. power, ability
2. (scholastic Latin) potentiality, capability of being
3. (post-Classical) force, body of men

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin posse.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɔ.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɔ.se/

Noun

posse f (plural posses)

1. possession, land
2. (uncountable) ownership
3. (uncountable) command (political)