30A Posse
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| Introduction | WHAT IS A POSSE? 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 drunk) 4 : entourage 1 |
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