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Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.

Aplomb :: Aplomb (n.) Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.

Occupation :: Occupation (n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant..

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.

Temporalty :: Temporalty (n.) A secular possession; a temporality.

Partnership :: Partnership (n.) A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest.

Terre-tenant :: Terre-tenant (n.) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.

Contend :: Contend (v. i.) To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend..

Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..

Amotion :: Amotion (n.) Deprivation of possession.

Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.

Earldom :: Earldom (n.) The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.

Seizin :: Seizin (n.) The act of taking possession.

Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To attain possession.

Devoid :: Devoid (v. t.) Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride..

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch..

Sequestrator :: Sequestrator (n.) One who sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents or profits..

Rent :: Rent (n.) To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it..

Procure :: Procure (v. t.) To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or loan..

Broker :: Broker (v. t.) An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own..

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