possession
[ puh-zesh-uhn ]
/ pəˈzɛʃ ən /
noun
Origin of possession
1300–50; Middle English < Latin
possessiōn- (stem of
possessiō) occupancy, act of occupying, equivalent to
possess(us), past participle of
possidēre to have in one's control, occupy (and, in active sense, past participle of
posīdere to seize upon) (
*pots-, akin to
posse to be able +
-sidēre, combining form of
sedēre to
sit1; cf.
host1) +
-iōn-
-ion
synonym study for possession
1, 3. See
custody.
OTHER WORDS FROM possession
non·pos·ses·sion, nounWords nearby possession
Example sentences from the Web for possession
British Dictionary definitions for possession
possession
/ (pəˈzɛʃən) /