Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. / Something that is owned. / Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.

(obsolete) To invest with property.

plural of possession

present participle of possession

simple past tense and past participle of possession

Of or pertaining to ownership or possession. / (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc. / Unwilling to yield possession of.

(grammar) The possessive case. / (grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. / Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.

simple past tense and past participle of possess

controlled by evil spirits. / Seized by powerful emotions. / (not comparable) Followed by of: having; owning.