Definitions
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- noun A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which, in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the country.
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- noun A kind of
militia inPoland , consisting of thegentry , which, in case ofinvasion , wassummoned to thedefense of thecountry .
Etymologies
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Polish pospolite ruszenie a general summons to arms, an arriere-ban; pospolity general + ruszenie a stirring.
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Examples
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Their pospolite, which he had estimated at more than 100,000 men, had decreed him a guard of honour; only three horsemen attended him!
History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Philippe-Paul S��gur 1826
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(pospolite), or rather of the gathering of the national assemblies in Poland.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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_pospolite_ was far from meeting David's secret anxieties.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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