possessory

adj

possessory

adj

AU, NZ, UK /pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/ · CA, US, SC /pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹi/

Etymology Inherited from Middle English possessorie, borrowed from Old French possessoire or Late Latin possessōrius. Compare modern French possessoire.

Of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession.

a possessory interest
a possessory lord

Derived terms: nonpossessory, possessoriness, possessory interest

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