possession

Nouns

  • (n) the act of having and controlling property ownership,
  • (n) anything owned or possessed
  • (n) being controlled by passion or the supernatural
  • (n) a mania restricted to one thing or idea monomania,
  • (n) a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
  • (n) the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior self-command, self-possession, willpower, will power, self-control, self-will,
  • (n) (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
    • they took possession of the ball on their own goal line

Synonyms

ownership monomania self-command self-possession willpower will power self-control self-will

Words of close approximity

possessive