in posse
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Related to in posse: posse comitatus
in pos·se
(ĭn pŏs′ē)adv. & adj.
In potential but not in actuality.
[Medieval Latin : Latin in, in + Latin posse, to be able.]
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in posse
(ɪn ˈpɒsɪ)adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) possible; potential. Compare in esse
[Latin, literally: in possibility]
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in posse
A Latin phrase meaning possible or potential.
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