possessorship
- a word derived from possess.
Example Sentences
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She turned and lifted a smile of possessorship to Ralph.
From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith
Memory alone gives value to the products of every other faculty, stamping them with the seal of possessorship, and making them truly ours.
From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by Hart, John S. (John Seely)
So her possessorship of Keith was a thing which—again in the dark and brooding hours of night—sometimes made him writhe in an agony of shame.
From The River's End by Curwood, James Oliver
Archer was proud of the glances turned on her, and the simple joy of possessorship cleared away his underlying perplexities.
From The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith
Suddenly, at the sight, a rage of possessorship awoke in her.
From The Reef by Wharton, Edith
