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Attain :: Attain (v. t.) To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire.

Reentry :: Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease..

Replevin :: Replevin (n.) A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention..

Capacity :: Capacity (n.) Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing..

Dispossession :: Dispossession (n.) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster..

Encyclopedism :: Encyclopedism (n.) The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also, possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic learning..

Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To get possession of by force; to capture.

Intellectuality :: Intellectuality (n.) Intellectual powers; possession of intellect; quality of being intellectual.

Indifference :: Indifference (n.) Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias..

Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.

Have :: Have (v. t.) To accept possession of; to take or accept.

Having :: Having (n.) Possession; goods; estate.

Taking :: Taking (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

Chaplainship :: Chaplainship (n.) The possession or revenue of a chapel.

Peculiar :: Peculiar (a.) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation..

Pancarte :: Pancarte (n.) A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions.

Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office..

Imparsonee :: Imparsonee (a.) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession..

Surrender :: Surrender (n.) The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right..

Surrender :: Surrender (v. t.) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage..

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