posse
21posse — [17] Posse was the Latin verb for ‘be able’. It was a conflation of an earlier expression potis esse ‘be able’; and potis ‘able’ was descended from an Indo European base *potthat also produced Sanskrit pati ‘master, husband’ and Lithuanian patis… …
22posse — [[t]pɒ̱si[/t]] posses 1) N COUNT: N of n A posse of people is a group of people with the same job or purpose. [INFORMAL] He refused to engage in conversation with a posse of reporters when leaving Belmont... A posse of Marsh s friends persuaded… …
23posse — [17] Posse was the Latin verb for ‘be able’. It was a conflation of an earlier expression potis esse ‘be able’; and potis ‘able’ was descended from an Indo European base *potthat also produced Sanskrit pati ‘master, husband’ and Lithuanian patis… …
24posse — pos|se [ˈpɔsi US ˈpa:si] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: posse comitatus power of the county ] 1.) informal a group of the same kind of people posse of ▪ I was surrounded by a posse of photographers. 2.) a group of men gathered… …
25posse — UK [ˈpɒsɪ] / US [ˈpɑsɪ] noun [countable] Word forms posse : singular posse plural posses 1) American informal in the past, a group of ordinary men gathered together by a law officer to search for a criminal 2) a group of people who are together… …
26Posse — Possen »derber Streich, Unfug«: Das Substantiv ist seit dem 15. Jh. (spätmhd. possen) bezeugt, zuerst als Bezeichnung für verschiedene reliefartige und figürliche Bildwerke an Bauwerken (wie Brunnen und dgl.), dann insbesondere für das… …
27posse — /pos ee/, n. 1. See posse comitatus. 2. a body or force armed with legal authority. [1575 85; < ML posse power, force, n. use of L inf.: to be able, have power, equiv. to pot (see POTENT) + se inf. suffix] * * * …
28Posse — Burleske, Komödie, Lustspiel; (ugs. abwertend): Klamotte; (veraltet): Possenspiel; (Literaturwiss.): Farce, Schwank. * * * Posse,die:⇨Lustspiel Posse 1.Lustspiel,Komödie,Schwank,Burleske,Farce,Possenspiel;abwertend:Klamotte 2.Pl.→Scherz …
29posse — pos·se s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} gruppo musicale che esegue brani rap o ragamuffin {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1991. ETIMO: ingl. posse propr. gruppo di persone, spec. armate , dal lat. posse 1potere …
30posse — (PAH see) [Latin] An armed force; a group of men having, or presuming to have, legal authority. See also posse comitatus. The posse was an important institution in American frontier life …
