Possession
11Possession — Pos*ses sion, v. t. To invest with property. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
12Possession — (lat.), Besitz, Besitzung …
13possession — mid 14c., act or fact of possessing, also that which is possessed, from L. possessionem (nom. possessio), from pp. stem of possidere to possess. Legal property sense is earliest; demonic sense first recorded 1580s …
14possession — ► NOUN 1) the state of possessing something. 2) a thing owned or possessed. 3) the state of being possessed by a demon, emotion, etc. 4) (in sport) temporary control of the ball by a player or team …
15possession — Having control over a thing with the intent to have and to exercise such control. Oswald v. Weigel, 219 Kan. 616, 549 P.2d 568, 569. The detention and control, or the manual or ideal custody, of anything which may be the subject of property, for… …
16possession — (po sè sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° État, action par laquelle on a la propriété de.... • Dans sa possession [de l empire] j ai trouvé pour tous charmes D effroyables soucis, d éternelles alarmes, CORN. Cinna, II, 1. • L… …
17POSSESSION — s. f. Jouissance, liberté, faculté actuelle de disposer ou de jouir d un bien. Possession légitime. Possession injuste. Possession paisible. Être en paisible possession. Possession immémoriale et non interrompue. Possession annale. Possession d… …
18POSSESSION — n. f. Jouissance, faculté actuelle de disposer ou de jouir d’un bien. Possession légitime. Possession injuste. Possession paisible. être en paisible possession. Possession immémoriale et non interrompue. Possession annale. Possession d’an et jour …
19possession — The takeover and control of a person’s mind and body by a DEMON, condemned soul, ghost, spirit, or deity. There are different forms of possession; most are not demonic. While possession is a universal and ancient belief, the approaches to it… …
20possession — pos|ses|sion [ pə zeʃn ] noun ** ▸ 1 something you own ▸ 2 having/owning something ▸ 3 having something illegal ▸ 4 country governed ▸ 5 when spirit controls someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count usually plural something that you own: Their family home… …
