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possessioner

possessioner noun: a possessor; a holder of property.

Noun

possessioner (plural possessioners)

  1. (obsolete) A possessor; a holder of property.
    • possessioners of riches.1568-1569, Richard Grafton, Chronicle at Large
    • having been of old freemen and possessionersa. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...
  2. (derogatory, obsolete) A member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars.

Forms of possessioner

pluralpossessioners

Origin of possessioner

From possession + -er.

Questions about possessioner

What does possessioner mean?
Possessioner means a possessor; a holder of property.
What part of speech is possessioner?
Possessioner is a noun.
What is the plural of possessioner?
The plural of possessioner is possessioners.

Words near possessioner in the dictionary

  1. possessionalism
  2. possessionary
  3. possessionate
  4. Possessione Vegra
  5. possessioned
  6. possessioner
  7. possessioners
  8. possessioning
  9. possessionism
  10. possessionist
  11. possessionistic

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