Dictionary Definition

possessor n : a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" [syn: owner]

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The word Possession might refer to:

Spirit possession, belief in the control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being
Demonic possession, belief in the control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit

Possession (Sarah McLachlan song), a 1993 song by Sarah McLachlan on her album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Possession (1981 film), starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani; dir. by Andrzej Zulawski
Possession (TV series), 1985 Australian series
Possession (2002 film), adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel; with Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
Possession (2008 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
Possession (video game), a possibly cancelled console game
Possession: A Romance, 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt
"Possession", song on the 2005 Mandaryna.com2me album by the Polish singer Mandaryna

Possession (law), exclusive practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control

Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership-of
Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible