■ adjective & pronoun (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified.
↘done or produced by the person specified.
↘particular to the person or thing specified; individual.
■ verb
1》 possess; have.
2》 formal admit or acknowledge that something is the case.
3》 ( ~ up ) admit to having done something wrong or embarrassing.
Phrases
be one's ~ man (or woman ) act independently.
come into its (or one's ) ~ become fully recognized or effective.
hold one's ~ retain a position of strength in a challenging situation.
Derivatives
-~ed adjective
Origin
OE āgen '~ed, possessed', past participle of āgan 'owe'.