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- Middle French · derived fromdespossesser
- Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
- English todaydispossess
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French despossesser. Equivalent to dis- + possess.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them. Full definition →
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French despossesser. Equivalent to dis- + possess.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.