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possessory

Syllables: pos·ses·so·ry/pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/US/pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹi/

possessory adjective: of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession.

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Adjective

possessory (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession.
    • a possessory interest
    • a possessory lord
    Synonyms:
    possessorial

possessory meaning in Bengali

possessory in Bengali

দখল, অধিকার সম্পর্কিত, অধিকারযুক্ত, অধিকার থেকে উদ্ভূত

Synonyms of possessory

Origin of possessory

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

Words formed from possessory

Phrases with possessory

Words that rhyme with possessory

Questions about possessory

What does possessory mean?
Possessory means of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession.
What is possessory in Bengali?
Possessory in Bengali is দখল, অধিকার সম্পর্কিত, অধিকারযুক্ত. See Possessory meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is possessory?
Possessory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce possessory?
Possessory is pronounced /pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/ (UK).

Words near possessory in the dictionary

  1. possessoress
  2. possessorial
  3. possessoriness
  4. possessors
  5. possessorship
  6. possessory
  7. possessory interest
  8. possessory interests
  9. possessour
  10. possessours
  11. possesst

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Adapted from Wiktionary: possessory (page history and authors); possessory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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