- pos|ses|so|ry
- pos|ses|so|ry «puh ZEHS uhr ee», adjective.1. having to do with a possessor or possession.2. arising from possession: »
a possessory interest.
3. having possession.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pos|ses´sive|ness — pos|ses|sive «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of possession. 2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns. 3. desirous of ownership: »a possessive nature. 4. asserting or… … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses´sive|ly — pos|ses|sive «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of possession. 2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns. 3. desirous of ownership: »a possessive nature. 4. asserting or… … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses|sive — «puh ZEHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of possession. 2. showing possession. My, your, his, and our are possessive forms because they indicate who possesses or owns. 3. desirous of ownership: »a possessive nature. 4. asserting or claiming… … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses|sion — «puh ZEHSH uhn», noun. 1. a possessing; holding: »Our soldiers fought hard for the possession of the hilltop. SYNONYM(S): tenure. 2. a) ownership: »At his father s death he came into possession of a million dollars. b) the holding or control of a … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses|sor|ship — «puh ZEHS uhr shihp», noun. the condition of a possessor … Useful english dictionary
pos|ses|sor — «puh ZEHS uhr», noun. a person who possesses; owner; holder … Useful english dictionary
re´pos|ses´sion — re|pos|sess «REE puh ZEHS», transitive verb. 1. to possess again; get possession of again. SYNONYM(S): recover. 2. to put in possession again. –re´pos|ses´sion, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|pos|ses|sion — «DIHS puh ZEHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of dispossessing: »The long process of dispossession…has all but stripped the Indians of their resources (Harper s). 2. the state of being dispossessed … Useful english dictionary
dis|pos|ses|so|ry — «DIHS puh ZEHS uhree», adjective. having to do with dispossession … Useful english dictionary
dis|pos|ses|sor — «DIHS puh ZEHS uhr», noun. a person who dispossesses … Useful english dictionary
