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in posse

US/ɪnˈpɑsi/

in posse adjective: in possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse).

Adjective

in posse (not comparable)

  1. In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)

Adverb

in posse (not comparable)

  1. In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse).

in posse meaning in Tamil and Bengali

in posse in Tamil

வள அடிப்படையையுடைய, இயலக்கூடிய நிலையில்

in posse in Bengali

সম্ভাবনায়, অস্তিত্বের সম্ভাবনা আছে এমন

Origin of in posse

Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”).

Questions about in posse

What does in posse mean?
In posse means in possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse).
What is in posse in Tamil?
In posse in Tamil is வள அடிப்படையையுடைய, இயலக்கூடிய நிலையில். See In posse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in posse?
In posse can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce in posse?
In posse is pronounced /ɪnˈpɑsi/ (US).

Words near in posse in the dictionary

  1. in pocket
  2. in point
  3. in point of
  4. in point of fact
  5. in poor taste
  6. in posse
  7. in potentia
  8. in potentiâ
  9. in power
  10. in practice
  11. in prejudice of

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in posse (page history and authors); in posse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); in posse (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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