# in posse

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈpɑsi/

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

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

## Source
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