I. pə-ˈze-siv also -ˈse- adjective
Date: 15th century
1. : of, relating to, or constituting a word, a word group, or a grammatical case that denotes ownership or a relation analogous to ownership
2. : manifesting possession or the desire to own or dominate
• pos·ses·sive·ly adverb
• pos·ses·sive·ness noun
II. noun
Date: 15th century
1. : a possessive word or word group
2.
a. : the possessive case
b. : a word in the possessive case