Possession: alternatives and connections

Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or…

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of Hold

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of Keep

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of Liability

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That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as,…

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The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

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Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.

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A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing".

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A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

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Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

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The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, sp…

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The state or quality of being firm.

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Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.

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A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ betwee…

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The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.

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The quality of being resolute.

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The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

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To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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A spelk, or splinter.

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A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.

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A tedious journey.

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One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.

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One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.

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Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to s…

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The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.

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Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.

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Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

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The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.

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One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy.

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