Antonyms for possession
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puh-zesh-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : pəˈzɛʃ ən |
Definition of possession
Origin :- mid-14c., "act or fact of possessing, a taking possession, occupation," also "thing possessed, that which is possessed," from Old French possession "fact of having and holding; what is possessed;" also "demonic possession," and directly from Latin possessionem (nominative possessio), noun of action from past participle stem of possidere "to possess" (see possess). Legal property sense is earliest; demonic sense first recorded 1580s. Phrase possession is nine (or eleven) points of the law is out of a supposed 10 (or 12). With eleven from 1640s; with nine from 1690s.
- noun control, ownership
- noun something owned; property
- He was a farmer's son, and seldom had any money in his possession.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Had they still been in his possession, that would have been some compensation.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- They fought each other for the possession of this wonderful land.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- On the invasion of William, as we have seen, it was in the possession of Edwin, sovereign of Deira.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- There are consciousnesses of lack which carry more bliss than any possession.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The office had been closed, owing to a death, and Palmer was in possession of a holiday.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- In what does not regard the possession of her, concedo; but in what regards it, nego.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- He had not once laid it down since it had come into his possession.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- And all this knowledge was in Crane's possession alone, to use as he wished.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- And just how did you come into possession of this, young lady?
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
Synonyms for possession
- accessories
- appointments
- appurtenances
- assets
- baggage
- belongings
- chattels
- custody
- dominion
- effects
- equipment
- estate
- fixtures
- furnishings
- furniture
- goods
- hold
- impedimenta
- occupancy
- occupation
- paraphernalia
- possessorship
- proprietary
- proprietary rights
- proprietorship
- province
- real estate
- retention
- settlement
- tangibles
- tenancy
- tenure
- territory
- things
- title
- trappings
- tricks
- wealth
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