To have or keep as one's own absolutely or temporarily; to own, have as property; to be the owner, possessor, or tenant of; to be in possession or…

transitive. To hold in one's hand, on one's person, or at one's disposal; to hold as property; to be in possession of (something received…

figurative. Obsolete.

To keep or hold (a means of entrance or exit); †to have or possess as one's own.

transitive. = possess, v.

transitive. To own, to have or gain ownership of; to have (wealth or material objects) as one's own; to hold as property.

transferred. in Passive, to be seized (seised) ofor †with: to be in possession of. Now only archaic and with conscious allusion to the legal use…

transitive. To hold as property, be in possession of, own; to possess as a part, attribute, or characteristic; = have, v. I.*

With in. intransitive. To possess as a source of pride; hence (frequently ironically) to possess (something strange or curious).