Etymology

pospolite

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Today it means: 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 Full definition →

Polish pospolite ruszenie
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  1. Polish · borrowed frompospolite ruszenie“a general summons to arms, an arriere-ban”
  2. English todaypospolite

Borrowed from Polish pospolite ruszenie (“a general summons to arms, an arriere-ban”, literally “general stirring”).

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