Possession Definition

pə-zĕshən
possessions
noun
possessions
The act or fact of possessing.
American Heritage
A possessing or being possessed, as by ownership or occupancy; hold.
Webster's New World
Anything possessed.
Webster's New World
Property; wealth.
Webster's New World
Territory ruled by an outside country.
Webster's New World
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verb

(obsolete) To invest with property.

Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Possession

Noun

Singular:
possession
Plural:
possessions

Origin of Possession

  • From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis.

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Possession Sentence Examples

  • In the result nothing disturbed his peaceable possession of the see.

  • She barely had time to lift the veil before he took possession of her lips as well.

  • It becomes your only possession.

  • In 1311 it came into the possession of the Cliffords.

  • Besides, Edith had the pen in her possession so he lacked any opportunity to change it back to the color she used years earlier when she wrote the suicide note.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOS

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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