Definition of possessive

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Possessive (n.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case..

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 & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or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