posse comitatus noun phr. [,pɒsɪ kɒmɪ'teɪtǝs] E17.
[medieval Latin (Anglo-Latin) = force of the county.]
1. Hist. The body of men above the age of fifteen in a county (excluding peers, clergymen, and the infirm), whom the sheriff may summon to repress a riot or for other purposes; a body of men so raised and commanded by the sheriff. E17.

2. A posse. E19.

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