What is "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.

n. A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which, in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the country.