possession
What you own
Possession is having or owning something: The police found drugs in his possession.
In law, possession may differ from ownership—you can possess what you don't own and own what you don't possess.
Possessions are belongings: She packed her few possessions.
In sports, possession is control of the ball.
Spiritual possession means a demon or spirit has taken control of someone's body: The priest performed an exorcism to end the possession.
In grammar, possession is the relationship shown by apostrophe-s or possessive pronouns.
Formal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- proprietorshipSole-owner business entity
- assetsOwned items of value
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
holdings · inheritance · belonging · stewardship · tenure · freehold · leasehold · proprietor
Ritual to expel demons
- demonicOf or like devils
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- ghostApparition of the dead
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
poltergeist · apparition · medium · seance · paranormal · supernatural · occult · trance
Secure manual hold
- holdMaintain in grasp
- graspSeize or understand
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- dominionAuthority to rule
mastery · custody · keeping · charge · care · guardianship · trusteeship · retention
Protective care or control
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
evidence · stolen · recovered · lawful · unlawful · criminal · receiving · trafficking
Dependent territorial settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- dominionAuthority to rule
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- dependencyState of needing support
annexation · occupation · conquered · claimed · disputed · sovereign · imperial · colonial
title
Formal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
- proprietorshipSole-owner business entity
- assetsOwned items of value
equity · holdings · inheritance · belonging · stewardship · tenure · freehold · leasehold · proprietor · bequest
exorcism
Ritual to expel demons
haunting · poltergeist · apparition · medium · seance · paranormal · supernatural · occult · trance · channeling
grip
Secure manual hold
dominion · mastery · custody · keeping · charge · care · guardianship · trusteeship · retention · seizure
custody
Protective care or control
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
contraband · evidence · stolen · recovered · lawful · unlawful · criminal · receiving · trafficking · smuggling
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- dominionAuthority to rule
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
dependency · annexation · occupation · conquered · claimed · disputed · sovereign · imperial · colonial · trusteeship
turnover
Sales volume or attrition
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- dribbleLeak in drops
tackle · midfield · offense · defense · rebound · steal · fumble · recovery · kickoff · throw-in
cherished
Held dear, prized
- treasuredRegarded with deep affection
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- heirloomInherited family treasure
memento · souvenir · sentimental · prized · collectible · antique · relic · artifact · curio · memorabilia
- Soccer Termsgoals, scoring, shots, shooting, striker
- ownershipssole ownership, joint ownership, co-ownership, home ownership, land ownership
- ownershipowner, own, ownership, proprietorship, sole owner
- propertyproperty, land, ownership, house, home
- things you can losebalance, footing, control, trust, confidence
- permit requiredparking, smoking, fishing, hunting, camping
possessionlack
Deficiency or absence
deprivation · dispossession · want · absence · need
possessionsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
relinquishment · loss · dispossession · forfeiture · abandonment
possessionliberation
Release from constraint
exorcism · freedom · self-control · autonomy · release
- prized possessionHighly valued personal item
- take possessionGain ownership or control
- illegal possessionCrime of holding prohibited items
- drug possessionUnlawful custody of narcotics
- demonic possessionEvil spirit inhabits someone
- earthly possessionsMaterial things one owns
possessions, possessive, possessing, repossession, possessiveness, dispossession, possessively, prepossession, dispossessions