in posse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈpɑsi/ === Adjective === in posse (not comparable) In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse) === Adverb === in posse (not comparable) In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse). ==== Usage notes ==== A child living is in esse, but before conception is in posse. ==== Coordinate terms ==== in esse === Anagrams === spies on, spinose, Pinoses, os penis, Espinos