posset

n.
A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale.

[Middle English poshet, possot : perhaps Old French *posce (Latin pōsca, drink of vinegar and water , from potāre, to drink; see potable + Latin esca, food , from edere, to eat; see edible) + Middle English hot, hot; see hot.]

Drink made from hot milk curdled with ale or wine, sometimes thickened with breadcrumbs and spiced. Formerly used as a remedy for colds; popular in the later Middle Ages.

[POS-iht] In the Middle Ages this hearty hot drink was considered a remedy for colds. It consists of hot milk, wine or ale, sugar and spices. Some versions add beaten egg, making it even richer.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer

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