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All-possessed
All-possessed All`-pos*sessed", a.
Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild.
[Colloq.]
Chose in possessionChose Chose, n.; pl. Choses. [F., fr. L. causa cause,
reason. See Cause.] (Law)
A thing; personal property.
Chose in action, a thing of which one has not possession or
actual enjoyment, but only a right to it, or a right to
demand it by action at law, and which does not exist at
the time in specie; a personal right to a thing not
reduced to possession, but recoverable by suit at law; as
a right to recover money due on a contract, or damages for
a tort, which can not be enforced against a reluctant
party without suit.
Chose in possession, a thing in possession, as
distinguished from a thing in action.
Chose local, a thing annexed to a place, as a mill.
Chose transitory, a thing which is movable. --Cowell.
Blount. Dispossessor
Dispossessor Dis`pos*sess"or, n.
One who dispossesses. --Cowley.
Forepossessed
Forepossessed Fore`pos*sessed", a.
1. Holding or held formerly in possession. [Obs.]
2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; pre["e]ngaged. [Obs.]
Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. --Bp.
Sanderson.
Possession
Possession Pos*ses"sion, v. t.
To invest with property. [Obs.]
Possessionary
Possessionary Pos*ses"sion*a*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.
Possessioner
Possessioner Pos*ses"sion*er, n.
1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] ``Possessioners of
riches.' --E. Hall.
Having been of old freemen and possessioners. --Sir
P. Sidney.
2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community
endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as
contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
Possessival
Possessival Pos`ses*si"val, a.
Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival
termination. --Earle.
Possessive
Possessive Pos*sess"ive, n.
1. (Gram.) The possessive case.
2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive
case.
Possessively
Possessively Pos*sess"ive*ly, adv.
In a possessive manner.
Possessor
Possessor Pos*sess"or, n. [L.: cf. F. possesseur.]
One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or
controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment,
generally of that which is desirable; a proprietor.
``Possessors of eternal glory.' --Law.
As if he had been possessor of the whole world.
--Sharp.
Syn: Owner; proprietor; master; holder; occupant.
PossessoryPossessory Pos*sess"o*ry, a. [L. possessorius: cf. F.
possessoire.]
Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right;
of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a
possessory lord.
Possessory action or suit (Law), an action to regain or
obtain possession of something. See under Petitory. Possessory actionPossessory Pos*sess"o*ry, a. [L. possessorius: cf. F.
possessoire.]
Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right;
of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a
possessory lord.
Possessory action or suit (Law), an action to regain or
obtain possession of something. See under Petitory. PrepossessPrepossess Pre`pos*sess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous
possession of. --Dryden.
2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude
other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a
previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to
induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn. PrepossessedPrepossess Pre`pos*sess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous
possession of. --Dryden.
2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude
other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a
previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to
induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn. PrepossessingPrepossess Pre`pos*sess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous
possession of. --Dryden.
2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude
other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a
previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to
induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn. PrepossessingPrepossessing Pre`pos*sess"ing, a.
Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor,
esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. --
Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly, adv. PrepossessinglyPrepossessing Pre`pos*sess"ing, a.
Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor,
esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. --
Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly, adv. PrepossessionPrepossession Pre`pos*ses"sion, n.
1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond.
2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression,
already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression;
bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable
sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. ``The
prejudices and prepossessions of the country.' --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See
Bent. Prepossessor
Prepossessor Pre`*pos*sess"or, n.
One who possesses, or occupies, previously. --R. Brady.
Repossession
Repossession Re`pos*ses"sion (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n or -p?s s?sh"?n),
n.
The act or the state of possessing again.
Self-possessed
Self-possessed Self"-pos*sessed", a.
Composed or tranquill in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed.
Underpossessor
Underpossessor Un"der*pos*sess`or, n.
One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior
of another. --Jer. Taylor.
Unpossess
Unpossess Un`pos*sess", v. t. [1st pref. un- + possess.]
To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]
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