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Webster 1913 Edition

Pospolite

Pos′po-lite

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Noun.
[Pol.
pospolite ruszenie
a general summons to arms, an arriere-ban;
pospolity
general +
ruszenie
a stirring.]
A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which, in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the country.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pospolite

POS'POLITE

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Noun.
A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, who in case of invasion, are summoned to arms for the defense of the country.
Posse comitatus, in law, the power of the country, or the citizens, who are summoned to assist an officer in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed. The word comitatus is often omitted, and posse alone is used in the same sense.
1.
In low language, a number or crowd of people; a rabble.

Definition 2024

pospolite

pospolite

English

Noun

pospolite ‎(uncountable)

  1. A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which, in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the country.

Etymology

From Borrowing from Polish pospolite ruszenie ‎(“a general summons to arms, an arriere-ban”), from pospolity ‎(“general”) + ruszenie ‎(“a stirring”).

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