unpossessed

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ possessed.

Adjective

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unpossessed (not comparable)

  1. Not possessed; not owned by anybody.
  2. Not subject to possession by a spirit.
    • 1985, Antu Praharaj, Indian Literature, volume 28, page 151:
      [] the master exorcist, the gem among them all, the ocean of virtues, seemed to be the only sane person unaffected and unpossessed.
  3. (dated) Not in possession of.
    an eligible man unpossessed of a wife