posset

American  

[pos-it] / ˈpɒs ɪt /

noun

1. a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.

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posset British  

/ ˈpɒsɪt /

noun

1. a drink of hot milk curdled with ale, beer, etc, flavoured with spices, formerly used as a remedy for colds

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Etymology

Origin of posset

1400–50; late Middle English poshote, possot < ?

Example Sentences

Eggnog in general, and aged eggnog in particular, is a descendant of something called “sack posset “ or “posset,” a 17th-century, upper-class, custard-like, creamy English drink made with a fortified wine like Madeira or sherry.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

And Ms. Billups has transformed the desserts: lemon-thyme posset with shortbread, apple brown-sugar cheesecake with apple cider caramel and a dusting of brown butter sugar.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2017

Far more appetizing is a lemon posset, for which you bring two cups of cream and a half cup of sugar to a low boil until it thickens, about 10 minutes.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2017

By the 13th century, monks were known to drink a posset with eggs and figs.

From Time • Jul. 21, 2015

An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein