possession

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
 * 2) Something that is owned.
 * 3) Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
 * 4) A territory under the rule of another country.
 * 5) The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
 * 6) The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
 * 7)  Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
 * 8)  A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
 * 9) * 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
 * Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
 * 1)  A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
 * 1) The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
 * 2)  Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
 * 3)  A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
 * 4) * 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
 * Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
 * 1)  A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
 * 1)  A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
 * 2) * 2019 In the mix: Who's pushing for selection for round eight? Australian Football League, 7 May 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
 * Defender Colin O'Riordan had 41 possessions in the NEAFL last week to continue his outstanding form, while Ryan Clarke had 47 in the Swans' big loss to Brisbane.
 * 1)  A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.

Usage notes

 * One who possesses is often said to have possession (of), hold possession (of), or be in possession (of).
 * One who acquires is often said to take possession (of), gain possession (of), or come into possession (of).

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:property
 * See also Thesaurus:property
 * See also Thesaurus:property

Translations

 * Arabic: حَوْزَة
 * Belarusian: улада́нне, улада́ньне, вало́данне, вало́даньне
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian: occupation, use/utilization , actual utilization tényleges használat, making use of sth.
 * Macedonian: владеење
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: vlastnenie
 * Spanish:, posesión natural
 * Ukrainian: володі́ння
 * Welsh:


 * Arabic: مُمْتَلَك
 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: маёмасць, маёмасьць, скарб
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: posedaĵo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃, 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃
 * Greek:, , ,
 * Ancient: κτῆμα, κτέαρ
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Irish: sealúchas
 * Japanese: 保有物,
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: сопственост
 * Maori: rirohanga
 * Middle English: warisoun
 * Navajo: inchxǫ́ʼí, yódí
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: eiendom
 * Old English: ǣht, āgenung
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Slovak: majetok
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Tocharian B: waipecce
 * Ukrainian: майно́, має́тність, скарб,


 * Arabic: مُلْكِيّة, حَوْزَة, عُهْدَة
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Ancient: κτῆσις, κατοχή
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: seilbh
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Middle English: warisoun
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: eierskap
 * Old English: ǣht
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: sealbhachadh
 * Spanish: tenencia, posesión civil
 * Swedish:
 * Zazaki:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian: dependent territory függő terület, colony
 * Irish: gabháltas
 * Japanese: 占領地
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, зави́симая террито́рия
 * Spanish:


 * Arabic: مَسّ, تَلَبُّس
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: обсебеност
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: riivaus
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: besittelse
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu:
 * Ukrainian: одержимість


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Swedish:


 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To invest with property.

Etymology
From (nominative of possessio).