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possessory

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • pə-zĕs′ə-rē
  • Australian, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: /pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/
  • Australian, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, also: /pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹiː/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland: /pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹi/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland, also: /pʌˈzɛs.ʌ.ɹi/
  • India: /poˈzɛ(ː)s.o.ɾiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛsəɹi

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a possessory interest
  • a possessory lord

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: possessorial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English possessorie, borrowed from Old French possessoire or Late Latin possessōrius. Compare modern French possessoire.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: possessoire — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Galician: posesorio — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Interlingua: possessori — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Italian: possessòrio — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Latin: possessōrius — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Portuguese: possessório — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Spanish: posesorio — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession
  • Welsh: meddiannol — of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession