POSSESSION

noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of having or taking into control, control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership, ownership , control of the ball or puck, something owned, occupied, or controlled ; property , 3. domination by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea), a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another, self-~ , ~al adjective ~less adjective