1. (noun) the act of having and controlling property

• possession

1. (noun) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

• community
• employee ownership
• landholding
• property right
• proprietary
• proprietorship
• severalty
• stockholding

2. (noun) the act of having and controlling property

• actual possession
• constructive possession
• criminal possession
• holding
• keeping
• retention

1. (noun) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

• relation

2. (noun) the act of having and controlling property

• control

3. (noun) the state or fact of being an owner

• state

1. (noun) the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

• owner
• proprietor
• owner
• possessor

2. (noun) the act of having and controlling property

• have
• own
• possess
• owner
• proprietor
• owner
• possessor

3. (noun) the state or fact of being an owner

• owner
• proprietor
• owner
• possessor