Definition of possessive

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Possessive (a.) Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

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Countryman :: Countryman (n.) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.
His :: His (pron.) The possessive of he; as, the book is his..
Their :: Their (pron. & a.) The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country..
Its :: Its () Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.
Own :: Own (a.) Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price..
Possessival :: Possessival (a.) Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival termination..
Possessive :: Possessive (n.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case..
Our :: Our (possessive pron.) Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I..
Thy :: Thy (pron.) Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine..
Possessive :: Possessive (a.) Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.
Majesty :: Majesty (n.) Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert..
Generalship :: Generalship (n.) The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general..
Ours :: Ours (possessive pron.) See Note under Our.
Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..
Your :: Your (pron. & a.) The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
Whosesoever :: Whosesoever (pron.) The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.
Possessive :: Possessive (n.) The possessive case.
Genitive :: Genitive (a.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.
Her :: Her (pron. & a.) The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out..
Mightiness :: Mightiness (n.) Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses..
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