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Posse Comitaʹtus (Latin)

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Power of the county. The whole force of the county—that is, all the male members of a county over fifteen, who may be summoned by a sheriff to assist in preventing a riot, the rescue of prisoners, or other unlawful disorders. Clergymen, peers, and the infirm are exempt.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Porteous Riot
Portia
Portland Stone
Portland Vase
Portmanteau Word (A)
Portobello Arms
Portsoken Ward (London)
Portuguese
Poser
Posse
Posse Comitatus (Latin)
Posset
Post
Post Factum (Latin)
Post Meridian (Latin)
Post-mortem (Latin)
Post-mortem Degree (A)
Post Obit
Poste Restante (French)
Posted
Posteriori

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