- (n.) The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
- (v.t.) To invest with property.
- (n.) The having, holding or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
- (n.) The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession.
- (n.) The act or state of possessing or holding as one's own.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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