posse comitatus (L.), the power of the county [called by the sheriff to quell a riot].
poste restante (Fr.), a department in a post-office, in which letters so addressed are kept to be called for.
post hoc, ergo propter hoc (L.), after this, therefore because of this post mortem (L.), after death. post obitum (L.), after death. pour faire rire (Fr.), to raise a laugh. pour passer le temps (Fr.), to pass away the time. pour prendre congé, or P.p.c. (Fr.), to take leave. prescriptum (L.), a thing prescribed. preux chevalier (Fr.), a brave knight.