possessorialadj.
/pəzɛˈsɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /pəzɛˈsɔriəl/ Chiefly Law in later use.
Of or relating to a possessor or owner; possessory.With quot. 1598 cf. 1586 at possessory adj. 2.
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the mind > possession > possessor > [adjective] > of or relating to possessor
possessorial1598
possessory1600
1598 tr. G. de La Perrière Mirrour Policie sig. Rij The parts of the House are Coniugall or Matrimoniall, Paternall or of the Parent, Seigniorall or Lordly, and Possessoriall.
1850 S. G. Osborne Gleanings 46 My friend must have had a very strong possessorial fit upon him.
1870 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. (new ed.) 643/1 This Interdict was not strictly a Possessorial Interdict.
1941 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 35 455 Under the circumstances, the British Government cancelled the license at the request of Mr. Houlder, although it considered that sufficient possessorial rights had been exercised to support its claim to sovereignty.
1996 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 9 Apr. 25 The common law once recognized a doctrine known as possessorial immunity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1598- to depart one's way
- to depart out of this world
- to depart this life
- to depart to god
- to depart with
- to depone an oath
- to depone an oath serment
- to deprive a person of
- to deprive of
- to deraign battle
- to deraign combat
- to derive
- to descant it
- to descend into oneself
- to descend on the right side of the fence
- to descend within oneself
- to desert one's colours
- to desert the diet
- to deserve ill or well of
- to deserve or lose the bell
- to deserve the bauble
- to deserve to carry the buckler
- to deserve well at a person's hands
- to deserve well of
- to desk it