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Origin:
1575–85; < Medieval Latin posse power, force, noun use of L infinitive: to be able, have power, equivalent to pot- (see potent) + -se infinitive suffix
1575–85; < Medieval Latin posse power, force, noun use of L infinitive: to be able, have power, equivalent to pot- (see potent) + -se infinitive suffix
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Posse
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- Meanwhile, a posse of petrels and albatrosses keep swooping past my head.
- The power is in the surprising effects that come from receiving thousands of pings from your posse.
- The house being built for a hermit has enough space to entertain a large posse.
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Word Origin & History
posse
1645 (in Anglo-L. from 1314), shortening of posse comitatus "the force of the country" (1626, in Anglo-L. from 1285), from M.L. posse "body of men, power," from L. posse "have power, be able" + comitatus "of the country," gen. of L.L. word for "court palace." Modern slang meaning "small gang" is probably
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Slang Dictionary
posse definition[ˈpɑsi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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