possession

About 20.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
2. noun Something that is owned.

   The car quickly became his most prized possession.

3. noun An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.

   The car is in my possession.

4. noun A territory under the rule of another country.

   Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.

5. noun The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.

   Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession.

6. noun The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness.
7. noun A control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.

   The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession.

8. noun A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

Similar words

ownership monomania property tenancy owner proprietor possess possessory incumbent remand

Often followed by

of and or is by in to for was

Word family

came into possession possessional possessionless possessions prized possession took possession