possession
A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
Noun 4 meanings
A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
Something that is owned.
“The car quickly became his most prized possession.”
An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
“The car is in my possession.”
A territory under the rule of another country.
“Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.”
Etymology
From Latin possessiō, possessiōnis. Equivalent to possess + -ion.
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POSSESSION at a glance
POSSESSION has 10 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,705 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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