[pos.ses.sion] n (14c) 1 a: the act of having or taking into control b: control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership c: ownership d: control of the ball or puck
2: something owned, occupied, or controlled: property 3 a: domination by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea) b: a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another c: the fact or condition of being self-controlled -- pos.ses.sion.al adj -- pos.ses.sion.less adj