pospolite

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish pospolite ruszenie (“a general summons to arms, an arriere-ban”, literally “general stirring”). === Noun === pospolite (plural pospolites) (historical, military) A former militia in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, consisting of the gentry, which, was summoned to defend the country in the event of an invasion === References === “pospolite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ.spɔˈli.tɛ/ Rhymes: -itɛ Syllabification: po‧spo‧li‧te === Adjective === pospolite inflection of pospolity: neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural