Possess

Morpheme

Possess

Type

free base

Denotation

own, hold, occupy, inhabit

Etymology

Middle English possessen; Middle French possesser, possessier; Old French possesser, possessier; Latin possessus, from possidēre, from potis + sedēre

Evidence

possess, possessable, possessed, possesses, possessing, possessingly, possession, possessionistic, possessive, possessively, possessiveness, possessor, repossess, unpossessive

See Also

Sess, Poss, Pote