单词 | possessionary |
释义 | possessionaryn.adj. = possessioner n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > [noun] > one who possesses possessioner1395 incumbent1425 pensioner1500 possessionarya1533 pensionary1536 pension1544 beneficer1621 beneficiary1641 society > faith > church government > monasticism > [noun] > monastic rule > order observing particular rule > member of particular order religionc1325 possessioner1395 regular1443 possessionarya1533 eremite1587 a1533 J. Frith Mirroure (?1536) ii. sig. Avi v It proveth oure Bysshopes, Abbottes & spirituall possessionaries double theues and murtherars, as concerninge the body. B. adj. Of or relating to possession; characterized by possession; (also) constituted by possession. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [adjective] possessive1575 possessionary1659 possessional1848 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 590 If he is but possessionary Protector, he is then hereditary and not subject to any boundings. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 224 I do not say this, to abate any thing of his Highness's authority... He hath a possessionary right, which, I am sure, gives him power enough to call Parliaments. 1739 F. Blomefield Hist. Thetford 52 Athelstane, Abbot of Ramsey, had a House in Theford, for then he had a Possessionary Writ, directed to the Burghers of Theford. 1809 E. S. Barrett Setting Sun II. 115 The horde of possessionary and reversionary moles may deprecate an inquiry. 1858 W. W. Shirley tr. Fasciculi Zizaniorum in Documents Illustr. Church Hist. (1896) 129 God would have saved, and would do away with that well-worn way or merchandise in special prayers made for the possessionary mendicants and other hired priests. 1990 N.Y. Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Apr. 21 The gun permit protects its holder against possessionary charges, but the same permit leaves one vulnerable to its abuse. 1999 Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 July 33 Mr Sheldrick launched a claim with the Land Registry that he owned the pond and won temporary possessionary title. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1533 |
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