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pospolite
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pospolite, 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. [1913 Webster]
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