controlled by evil spirits. / Seized by powerful emotions. / (not comparable) Followed by of: having; owning.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of possess

present participle of possess

(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of possess

confidence in one's own powers / calmness and composure, especially when under stress

(transitive, law) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

(law) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.

Misspelling of possession.

One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.

Dated form of possession is nine-tenths of the law.