possessorn.

Brit.

/pəˈzɛsə/, U.S.

/pəˈzɛsər/

Forms: late Middle English possessuris (plural), late Middle English–1500s possessoure, late Middle English–1600s possessour, late Middle English– possessor, 1500s–1700s possesser; Scottish pre-1700 possessiour, pre-1700 possessore, pre-1700 possessour, pre-1700 possessoure, pre-1700 1700s– possessor.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French possessour; Latin possessor.

Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French possessour, possesseur (14th cent.; 1284 in Old French as possessor ; also 1313 in Old French as possesser ; French possesseur ) person who has the use of something without legal ownership (1284 in Old French), owner (1313 in Old French), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin possessor person who holds land or other property, person who occupies something, person who has jurisdiction or military control < possess- , past participial stem of possidēre possess v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Old Occitan possessur (1402), Old Occitan, Occitan possessor (14th cent.), Spanish posesor (c1250), Italian possessore (a1306).With the forms in -er compare -er suffix¹.

1. Chiefly Law. A person who takes, occupies, or holds something without necessarily having ownership, or as distinguished from the owner.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal possession > [noun] > one who possesses without ownership

possessora1325

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) vii. 52 Ne þilke þat mid wronge him rauiste ne sal noȝt ben a[s]cused, ne aloined of þe foreseide peine, þoru þe dez of þe eir of woem he was possessur in vuele fei þe wile þat he liuede.

1565–6 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 432 Summond thame to compeir befoir the Lordis of Sessioun, to heir thame decernit violent possessouris.

1647 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 197 I doe acknowledge my selfe to be but a fiduciarie possessor of them vnder God.

1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. x. 149 With us there remains the tacite Hypothecation of the Fruits on the Ground..belonging to the Possessour, for the terms or the years when the Cropt was on the Ground.

1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Niij Takers or Possessers have been cast and quite thrown out.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 263 Seizing the franchise, or ousting the wrongful possessor.

1800 A. Addison Rep. Cases Pennsylvania 129 The possessor remains liable to the true owner.

1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 325 Littleton..speaks of disseisins principally as between the owner and trespasser or possessor, with an eye to the remedy by assize.

1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius De Jure Belli I. ii. iv. 276 The right of usucaption, [by which a thing long used becomes the property of the possessor].

1911 Times 29 Aug. 3/2 If he can keep it in hiding for 20 years the thief will become absolute legal possessor of the picture.

1991 W. Geldart & D. C. M. Yardley Introd. Eng. Law (ed. 10) This right to redress which the law confers on the possessor is independent of, and at least as old as, if not older than, the legal protection given to the owner.

2. A person who possesses something; a person who holds something as property, or in actual control; a proprietor, an owner. Also figurative. Frequently with of, or with preceding possessive adjective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessor > [noun]

havereOE

holderc1350

possessionerc1384

mastera1393

possessorc1425

possessiantc1540

possident1610

havea1739

tenanter1798

have-got1897

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] > person having

possessor1713

cool customer1823

self-regulator1861

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > a master or mistress

masterc1430

mistressc1440

doctor1548

archemaster1570

graduate1582

pass-master1599

possessor1713

past master1840

past mistress1868

passed master1882

ustad1903

maestro1938

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 2119 (MED) Þei were of manhood fully possessours, And of her fomen finally victours.

1442 in J. Raine Vol. Eng. Misc. N. Counties Eng. (1890) 18 (MED) Ye same day..Alice Semer, neuly awner & possessor of said tenement of John of Bolton, swore & opinly affermed.

1477 Rolls of Parl. VI. 187/1 Possessours of the Roiall Estate and Corone of Englond.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. xiv. D The most hye God possessor of heauen and earth.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. i. sig. A7 She..Their possessours often did dismay.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 252 Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new Possessor .

1713 M. Henry Ordinat. Serm. in Wks. (1853) II. 505/2 We are most our own possessors, when we are least our own masters.

1714 H. Grove Spectator No. 626. ⁋7 They dazzle every one but the Possessor: To him that is accustomed to them they are cheap and regardless things.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. i. 13 This charm was too dangerous to its possesser.

1839 Ld. Brougham Hist. Sketches Statesmen George III I. 36 Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

1883 H. Walker in Leisure Hour 501/2 The hornbeams..are the true autochthones and rightful prescriptive possessors of Epping Forest.

1906 A. Bennett Whom God hath Joined viii. 285 Gater..had decided to sell his high-geared bicycle in order that he might become the possessor of a Brownie camera.

1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. iv. §1 His was the sort of beauty which..makes so strong an appeal to the senses of the sex other than that of the possessor.

1988 A. Brookner Latecomers vi. 92 By the beginning of his last year at Oxford he was the possessor of a proud reputation.

†3. Business. The holder (of a bill, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > a promissory note or bill of exchange > holder of

bearera1460

possessor1682

noteholder1802

1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 63 It is the Duty of the Possessor, to take care for his Bill, and to see that the same be either accepted or protested.

a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) II. iii. ii. §34 The possessor of a bill who has not used exact diligence, should lose his recourse against the drawer.

1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 134 Possessor, the person who receives a foreign bill and presents it for acceptance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	possessor
释义	possessorn. Brit. /pəˈzɛsə/, U.S. /pəˈzɛsər/ Forms: late Middle English possessuris (plural), late Middle English–1500s possessoure, late Middle English–1600s possessour, late Middle English– possessor, 1500s–1700s possesser; Scottish pre-1700 possessiour, pre-1700 possessore, pre-1700 possessour, pre-1700 possessoure, pre-1700 1700s– possessor. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French possessour; Latin possessor. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman and Middle French possessour, possesseur (14th cent.; 1284 in Old French as possessor ; also 1313 in Old French as possesser ; French possesseur ) person who has the use of something without legal ownership (1284 in Old French), owner (1313 in Old French), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin possessor person who holds land or other property, person who occupies something, person who has jurisdiction or military control < possess- , past participial stem of possidēre possess v. + -or -or suffix. Compare Old Occitan possessur (1402), Old Occitan, Occitan possessor (14th cent.), Spanish posesor (c1250), Italian possessore (a1306).With the forms in -er compare -er suffix¹. 1. Chiefly Law. A person who takes, occupies, or holds something without necessarily having ownership, or as distinguished from the owner. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal possession > [noun] > one who possesses without ownership possessora1325 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) vii. 52 Ne þilke þat mid wronge him rauiste ne sal noȝt ben a[s]cused, ne aloined of þe foreseide peine, þoru þe dez of þe eir of woem he was possessur in vuele fei þe wile þat he liuede. 1565–6 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 432 Summond thame to compeir befoir the Lordis of Sessioun, to heir thame decernit violent possessouris. 1647 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 197 I doe acknowledge my selfe to be but a fiduciarie possessor of them vnder God. 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. x. 149 With us there remains the tacite Hypothecation of the Fruits on the Ground..belonging to the Possessour, for the terms or the years when the Cropt was on the Ground. 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Niij Takers or Possessers have been cast and quite thrown out. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 263 Seizing the franchise, or ousting the wrongful possessor. 1800 A. Addison Rep. Cases Pennsylvania 129 The possessor remains liable to the true owner. 1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 325 Littleton..speaks of disseisins principally as between the owner and trespasser or possessor, with an eye to the remedy by assize. 1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius De Jure Belli I. ii. iv. 276 The right of usucaption, [by which a thing long used becomes the property of the possessor]. 1911 Times 29 Aug. 3/2 If he can keep it in hiding for 20 years the thief will become absolute legal possessor of the picture. 1991 W. Geldart & D. C. M. Yardley Introd. Eng. Law (ed. 10) This right to redress which the law confers on the possessor is independent of, and at least as old as, if not older than, the legal protection given to the owner. 2. A person who possesses something; a person who holds something as property, or in actual control; a proprietor, an owner. Also figurative. Frequently with of, or with preceding possessive adjective. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] havereOE holderc1350 possessionerc1384 mastera1393 possessorc1425 possessiantc1540 possident1610 havea1739 tenanter1798 have-got1897 the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] > person having possessor1713 cool customer1823 self-regulator1861 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > a master or mistress masterc1430 mistressc1440 doctor1548 archemaster1570 graduate1582 pass-master1599 possessor1713 past master1840 past mistress1868 passed master1882 ustad1903 maestro1938 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. 2119 (MED) Þei were of manhood fully possessours, And of her fomen finally victours. 1442 in J. Raine Vol. Eng. Misc. N. Counties Eng. (1890) 18 (MED) Ye same day..Alice Semer, neuly awner & possessor of said tenement of John of Bolton, swore & opinly affermed. 1477 Rolls of Parl. VI. 187/1 Possessours of the Roiall Estate and Corone of Englond. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. xiv. D The most hye God possessor of heauen and earth. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. i. sig. A7 She..Their possessours often did dismay. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 252 Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new Possessor . View more context for this quotation 1713 M. Henry Ordinat. Serm. in Wks. (1853) II. 505/2 We are most our own possessors, when we are least our own masters. 1714 H. Grove Spectator No. 626. ⁋7 They dazzle every one but the Possessor: To him that is accustomed to them they are cheap and regardless things. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. i. 13 This charm was too dangerous to its possesser. 1839 Ld. Brougham Hist. Sketches Statesmen George III I. 36 Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. 1883 H. Walker in Leisure Hour 501/2 The hornbeams..are the true autochthones and rightful prescriptive possessors of Epping Forest. 1906 A. Bennett Whom God hath Joined viii. 285 Gater..had decided to sell his high-geared bicycle in order that he might become the possessor of a Brownie camera. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. iv. §1 His was the sort of beauty which..makes so strong an appeal to the senses of the sex other than that of the possessor. 1988 A. Brookner Latecomers vi. 92 By the beginning of his last year at Oxford he was the possessor of a proud reputation. †3. Business. The holder (of a bill, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > a promissory note or bill of exchange > holder of bearera1460 possessor1682 noteholder1802 1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 63 It is the Duty of the Possessor, to take care for his Bill, and to see that the same be either accepted or protested. a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) II. iii. ii. §34 The possessor of a bill who has not used exact diligence, should lose his recourse against the drawer. 1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 134 Possessor, the person who receives a foreign bill and presents it for acceptance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325
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