noun
- The act of having and controlling property.
- synonyms: ownership
- Anything owned or possessed.
- Being controlled by passion or the supernatural.
- A mania restricted to one thing or idea.
- synonyms: monomania
- A territory that is controlled by a ruling state.
- The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
- synonyms: self-control, self-possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will
- Sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck. ()
- usage: "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
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