Word of the Day:
possessory
What It Means
Of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession.
a possessory interest
Did You Know?
Inherited from Middle English possessorie, borrowed from Old French possessoire or Late Latin possessōrius. Compare modern French possessoire.
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