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.

(obsolete) To invest with property.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of possess

present participle of possess

in a possessive manner

The quality of being possessive

That can be possessed.

plural of possesser

plural of possessive

plural of adverse possession