Double-possessive Definition

noun

(grammar) Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with "St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"; discouraged on grounds of style.

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Combination of the periphrastic possessive, "of x" with the possessive inflection of a noun. For example, "A friend of John's".

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Other Word Forms of Double-possessive

Singular:

double-possessive

Plural:

double-possessives

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