possession
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin possessio (Gen: possessionis)
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia possession (plural possessions)
- Something that is owned.
- The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that.
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- The car is in my possession.
- I'm in possession of the car.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.
- (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
- The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.
- 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:
- Their first half was marred by the entire side playing too deep, completely unable to build up any form of decent possession once the ball left their bewildered defence.
- (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
- Some languages distinguish between a construction like 'my car', which shows alienable possession — the car could become someone else's — and one like 'my foot', which has inalienable possession — my foot will always be mine.
[edit] Usage notes
- One who possesses is often said to have possession (of), hold possession (of), or be in possession (of).
- One who acquires is often said to take possession (of), gain possession (of), or come into possession (of).
[edit] Synonyms
- ight (obsolete)
- owndom
- See also Wikisaurus:property
[edit] Translations
something that is owned
ownership
a territory under the rule of another country
the state of being possessed by a spirit or demon
Control of the ball in a disputed sports game
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Most common English words before 1923: ways · grave · serious · #953: possession · move · foreign · native
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin possessionem (nominative of possessio)
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[edit] Noun
possession f. (plural possessions)
