dispossessory

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Australia, UK/ˌdɪs.pəˈzes.ə.ɹiː/Australia, UK, also/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹiː/Canada, US, Scotland/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɛs.ə.ɹi/Canada, US, Scotland, also/ˌdɪs.pʌˈzɛs.ʌ.ɹi/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, having or arising from dispossession.

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Meanings

adjectivedispossessory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, having or arising from dispossession.

    The number of distress and dispossessory warrants issued.

    1888 April 5, The Union Signal, quoted in OED2, Chicago

Origin

From dispossess + -ory. First attested in 1888.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dispossessory

possessory
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Cite this entry
APA

dispossessory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispossessory

MLA

“dispossessory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispossessory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispossessory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispossessory.

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