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
Antonyms:
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.

    From Wiktionary

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