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Definition of Pospolite

Pospolite
Pospolite Pos"po*lite, 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.

Meaning of Pospolite from wikipedia

- Pospolite ruszenie (Polish pronunciation: [pɔspɔˈlitɛ ruˈʂɛɲɛ], lit. m**** mobilization; "Noble Host", Latin: motio belli, the French term levée en m****e...
- the Sejm. In the 17th century a Regimentarz was also the commander of Pospolite ruszenie in cases where a castellan or a voivode could not command personally...
- mobilising one man from each ten cottages, and on 3 December appointed the pospolite ruszenie as auxiliaries to the regular troops. These regular Army units...
- It was supplemented by two formations mobilised in case of war – the pospolite ruszenie (Polish for levée en m****e – feudal levy of mostly noble knights-landholders)...
- Smolensk, Samuel Drucki Sokoliński [pl], had about 500 volunteers from pospolite ruszenie and 2,500 regular army soldiers and Zaporozhian Cossacks. In...
- Service Corvée Economic conscription Quota System Male expendability Pospolite ruszenie, m**** mobilization in Poland Bevin Boys Counter-recruitment Draft...
- Casimir of Poland, decided to become Swedish allies together with the pospolite ruszenie (Levée en m****e) of Greater Poland to Charles X Gustav of Sweden...
- Malbork in January 1455, launched by the forces of the Lesser Poland pospolite ruszenie. The retreat of the Polish forces enabled the Grand Master to...
- undermined Polish eastern trade. The king promised help and called the pospolite ruszenie, the royal army and mercenaries. In November 1485, the Poles...
- wybraniecka and from 1653, piechota łanowa, registered Cossacks (until 1699), pospolite ruszenie, royal guard, armies of magnates and cities, and wojsko ordynackie...