in posse

American  

[in pos-e, in pos-ee] / ɪn ˈpɒs ɛ, ɪn ˈpɒs i /

adverb

Latin.

1. in possibility; potentially (contrasted with in esse).

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in posse British  

/ ɪn ˈpɒsɪ /

adjective

1. possible; potential Compare in esse

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Etymology

Origin of in posse

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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in posse

The next class are your would-be aristocratic settlers, younger sons of younger sons, cousins of cousins, Union Barons, nephews' nephews of a Lord Mayor, or unprovided heirs in posse.

From Canada and the Canadians Volume I by Bonnycastle, Richard Henry

Every up-to-date dictionary should say that "peace" and "war" mean the same thing, now in posse, now in actu.

From Memories and Studies by James, Henry

But living on things in posse is as good as living in the actual, so long as our credit remains good.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

It is an omelet that cannot be made without breaking eggs, not only eggs in esse, but also eggs in posse.

From The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 by Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau)

Two minutes later saw her seated on the high box beside her future lord in posse; the bays plunging like mad and Andy swinging to the reins as if for life.

From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various