possessionaladj.
/pəˈzɛʃn̩(ə)l/, /pəˈzɛʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /pəˈzɛʃ(ə)nəl/ Of or relating to possession; characterized by possession, propertied.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > [adjective]
possessive1575
possessionary1659
possessional1848
the mind > possession > [adjective] > possessing > having possessions
possessing1567
propertied1760
possessioned1794
possessional1848
1848 G. Barmby in Apostle No. 1. 8 The 4th claim for private property is the presumed formation of a social compact or convention of society, authorizing private possessional claim.
1872 W. R. Greg Enigmas (1873) 48 Union among all possessional classes.
1912 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 9 429 If we assume the personal, or shall I say possessional attitude toward experience..then we make rather better sense in speaking of the body as the mind's ‘behavior’ than vice versa.
1938 Amer. Anthropologist 40 183 The ‘priest’ was a sort of possessional shaman.
2004 Gleaner (Nexis) 8 Oct. The homesters responded well with good possessional play but found it difficult to penetrate the..Gleaner team's defense.
Derivatives
poˈssessionalism n. rare the doctrine or principle of individual property rights.
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the mind > possession > owning > [noun] > private or individual ownership > principle of
possessionalism1903
society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [noun] > possessionalism
possessionalism1903
1903 G. R. Hall Human Evol. viii. 191 Some actualities of Possessionalism.
1903 G. R. Hall Human Evol. ix. 216 In Lower Possessionalism chattel-slavery begins to die out, industry takes on the form of serfdom... In Higher Possessionalism we find the social form of Capitalism.
poˈssessionalist n. rare a person who champions or believes in individual property rights.
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the mind > possession > owning > [noun] > private or individual ownership > principle of > one who holds
possessionalist1903
society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [noun] > possessionalism > adherent of
possessionalist1903
1903 G. R. Hall Human Evol. xii. 291 Before long only two parties will exist, the Possessionalists and the Socialists... The honestly Possessionalist Cabinet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1848