(idiomatic, Britain) To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.

(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of possess

confidence in one's own powers / calmness and composure, especially when under stress

(grammar) Two or more consecutive nouns in the possessive case, as with "St. Paul's Cathedral's vergers"; discouraged on grounds of style.

(transitive, law) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

(law) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.

plural of double possessive

in a possessive manner

The quality of being possessive

The act of one caring for or one's interest over something.