Definition of Possesive
Pos*sess"ive (?), a. [L.
possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to
possession; having or indicating possession.
Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the
genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses
ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to
another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the
dog's faithfulness. -- Possessive
pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his
name; her home; my book.
Pos*sess"ive (?), n. 1.
(Gram.) The possessive case.
2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a
word in the possessive case.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
- (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
- Unwilling to yield possession of.
He is very possessive of his car.
- (grammar) The possessive case.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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