Definition of possessive

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

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Ours :: Ours (possessive pron.) See Note under Our.
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.
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..
Whose :: Whose (pron.) The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which..
Possessive :: Possessive (n.) The possessive case.
Its :: Its () Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.
Their :: Their (pron. & a.) The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country..
Possessival :: Possessival (a.) Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival termination..
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..
Possessively :: Possessively (adv.) In a possessive manner.
Countryman :: Countryman (n.) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.
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..
Thine :: Thine (pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers..
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..
His :: His (pron.) The possessive of he; as, the book is his..
Mightiness :: Mightiness (n.) Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses..
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..
Our :: Our (possessive pron.) Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I..
Whosesoever :: Whosesoever (pron.) The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.
Your :: Your (pron. & a.) The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
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