Definition of Pospolite. Meaning of Pospolite. Synonyms of Pospolite

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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...
- 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...
- Lubomirski, with the support of part of the army and the conscripted pospolite ruszenie, defeated royal forces at the Battle of Matwy in 1666. The rebellion...
- Chmielnicki Uprising, he was elected as one of the Regimentarz of the pospolite ruszenie and took part on the losing side of the Battle of Pyliavtsi in...
- 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...
- chancellors or the deputy chancellors. The king had no right to call a pospolite ruszenie (levée en m****e) without the approval of the Sejm. Further, the...
- 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)...
- which he kept despite Lithuanian attacks. Soon afterwards, rebel cavalry, pospolite ruszenie and other forces joined Zarudny and his men. The cavalry of Sieniawski...
- was directed at Greater Poland. The Crown army, consisting mostly of pospolite ruszenie and devoid of a commander, capitulated before the Swedes. The...
- limited importance. Hetmans usually had no direct control over the levy (pospolite ruszenie), but they could give orders to the regimentars who commanded...