posse (ˈpɒsɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called
posse comitatus US the able-bodied men of a district assembled together and forming a group upon whom the sheriff may call for assistance in maintaining law and order - law possibility (esp in the phrase in posse)
- slang a Jamaican street gang in the US
- informal a group of friends or associates
Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin (n): power, strength, from Latin (vb): to be able, have powerUsage examples
Yet here I was with them, my every whim catered for by a posse of servants.
, Time of the Wolf (1994)It didn't help when a posse of senior execs left the company and aired its views on the sharing bit.
Business Today (2002)Or Eminem as Osama bin Laden in battle fatigues, rapping with his posse.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2002)TELLY'S Ali G was crowned king of the cinema last night as a massive posse turned out for his movie premiere.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Suddenly, as it neared the Basilica, Elias and a posse of soldiers burst on to the scene and seized the body.
, Umbria - the green heart of Italy (1989)