possession
/pəˈzɛʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- Something that is owned.
- Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
- A territory under the rule of another country.
- The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
- The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
- To invest with property.
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