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possessory

[ puh-zes-uh-ree ]
/ pəˈzɛs ə ri /
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adjective
of or relating to a possessor or to possession: registration of possessory claims.
arising from possession: a possessory interest.
having possession: possessory landholdings.
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Origin of possessory

1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin possessōrius, equivalent to Latin possed-, stem of possidēre to possess (see possession) + -tōrius-tory1, with dt>ss

OTHER WORDS FROM possessory

pos·ses·so·ri·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH possessory

possessive, possessory

Words nearby possessory

possession is nine points of the law, possession order, possessive, possessive adjective, possessive pronoun, possessory, posset, possibilism, possibility, possible, possible world
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Words related to possessory

anxious, apprehensive, attentive, envious, intolerant, possessive, protective, resentful, skeptical, suspicious, begrudging, covetous, demanding, doubting, emulous, envying, grabby, grasping, green-eyed, grudging

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British Dictionary definitions for possessory

possessory
/ (pəˈzɛsərɪ) /
adjective
of, relating to, or having possession
law arising out of, depending upon, or concerned with possessiona possessory title
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