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      possession
      noun
      Something that is owned.
      An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
      A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
      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.
      (sports) A control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
      A territory under the rule of another country.
      (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
      (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
      verb
      (obsolete, transitive) To invest with property.
      Roots
      sedeosess- · Latin · sit
      Synonyms for possession
      ownershipnpropertynmonomanianrepossessvproprietorshipnhereditamentnchattelsnparaphernalianholdingn
      Words related to possession
      possessingvpossessoryadjpossessorsnpossessedadjseisevpossessesvdisseizevowningvdeforcedispossessvseveraltynseizinvseizedvlandholdingndominiumcoparcenaryadjseizableadjconfiscatedvdisseizinrepossessionnbelongingnconfiscationnpossessiveadjprehensibleadjseizesvpersonaltynforfeiturenownedadjrelinquishedadjconfiscator

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      Where does possession come from?

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