Pospolite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pospolite \Pos"po*lite\, n. [Pol. pospolite ruszenie a general
     summons to arms, an arriere-ban; pospolity general + ruszenie
     a stirring.]
     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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