Possessory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or having possession.
  • adj. Law Depending on or arising from possession: possessory interest.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, having or arising from possession
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to possession.
  • Having possession: as, a possessory lord.
  • In law, arising from possession: as, a possessory interest.
  • Word Usage
    "But he says not all property interests are possessory."
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