- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- b : control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership
- c : ownership
- d : control of the ball or puck; also : an instance of having such control (as in football) <scored on their first two possessions>
- 2 : something owned, occupied, or controlled : property
- 3 a : domination by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)
- b : a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another
- c : self-possession