Posse
Pos″se (?), n. See Posse comitatus.In posse. See In posse in the Vocabulary.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Posse comitatus
‖Pos″se com′i‐ta″tus (?). [L. posse to be able, to have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes, comitis, a count. See County, and Power.]1. (Law) The power of the county, or...
Possess
Pos‐sess″ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Possessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Possessing.] [L. possessus, p. p. of possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf. Position) + ...
Possession
Pos‐ses″sion (?), n. [F. possession, L. possessio.] 1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in one's po...
Possession (2)
Pos‐ses″sion, v. t. To invest with property.
Possessionary
Pos‐ses″sion‐a‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.
Possessioner
Pos‐ses″sion‐er (?), n. 1. A possessor; a property holder. “Possessioners of riches.” E. Hall.Having been of old freemen and possessioners. Sir P. Sidney.2. An invidious name fo...
Possessival
Pos′ses‐si″val (?), a. Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival termination. Earle.
Possessive
Pos‐sess″ive (?), a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.Possessive case(Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case...
Possessive (2)
Pos‐sess″ive (?), n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case.2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
Possessively
Pos‐sess″ive‐ly, adv. In a possessive manner.
Possessor
Pos‐sess″or (?), n. [L.: cf. F. possesseur.] One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment, generally of that whic...
Possessory
Pos‐sess″o‐ry (?), a. [L. possessorius: cf. F. possessoire.] Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest;...
Posset
Pos″set (?), n. [W. posel curdled milk, posset.] A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, as by wine, etc., — much in favor formerly. “I have drugged the...
Posset (2)
Pos″set, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Posseted; p. pr. & vb. n.Posseting.] 1. To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset the blood. Shak.2. To treat with possets; to pamper....
Possibility
Pos′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Possibilities (#). [F. possibilité, L. possibilitas.] 1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. “All pos...
Possible
Pos″si‐ble (?), a. [F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See Potent, Am, and cf. Host a landlord.] Capable of existing o...
Possibly
Pos″si‐bly, adv. In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, pos...
Possum
Pos″sum (?), n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zoöl.) An opossum.To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to disse...
Post
Post, a. [F. aposter to place in a post or position, generally for a bad purpose.] Hired to do what is wrong; suborned. Sir E. Sandys.
Post (2)
Post, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See Position, and cf. 4th Post.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, f...
Post (3)
Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See Position, and cf. Post a p...
Post (4)
Post (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Posted; p. pr. & vb. n.Posting.] 1. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; ...
Post (5)
Post, v. i. [Cf. OF. poster. See 4th Post.] 1. To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste. “Post seedily to my lord your husband.” Shak.And post o'er land and ...
Post (6)
Post, adv. With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
Post note
Post″ note′ (?). (Com.) A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand. Burrill.
Post office
Post″ of′fice (?), n. See under 4th Post.