possessioner

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noun

A possessor; a holder of property.

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Meanings

nounpossessioner (plural possessioners)

plural possessioners

  1. obsoleteA possessor; a holder of property.

    1568-1569, Richard Grafton, Chronicle at Large possessioners of riches.

    1 more example

    having been of old freemen and possessioners

    The New Arcadia

    a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC
  2. derogatoryobsoleteA member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars.

Origin

From possession + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

repossession
Cite this entry
APA

possessioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessioner

MLA

“possessioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessioner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possessioner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessioner.

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