1. عُصْبَةٌ
EuSobapN * n. un. of EuSobN [q. v.]. (TA.) ― -b2- And A party, or company, of men (AZ, S, O, Msb) who league together to defend one another; (O; [See also EaSabapN ;]) in number from ten to forty; (AZ, S, O, Msb;) or, about ten: (IF, Msb:) or accord. to Akh, a company [ of men ]; as also ↓ EiSaAbapN
2. عَصَبَةٌ
EaSabapN * n. un. of EaSabN . (S, &c. [See the latter word in the paragraph headed by it and also voce EuSobN .]) ― -b2- Also A man's people, or party, who league together for his defence: (K, TA: [see also EuSobapN :]) thus accord. to the leading lexicologists. (TA.) ― -b3- And The heirs of a man w