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Definition of Possessions
1. possession [n] - See also: possession
Lexicographical Neighbors of Possessions
Literary usage of Possessions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thirty Years' View; Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1854)
"On the part of the United States to France, of her possessions in America; and 2d.
On the part of France to the United States, of their 'liberty, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"His sons divided his possessions, their seats being respectively at Weide (extinct
in 1535), Géra (extinct in 1550), and Flauen. ..."
3. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1917)
"PROCLAMATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH Possessions IN AMERICA, 1763 Extracts
from the royal proclamation concerning the possessions acquired by Great ..."
4. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain by William Hickling Prescott (1883)
"Philip was especially anxious in regard to the safety of his possessions on the
African coast. The two principal of these were Oran and Ma- ..."
5. The Law of Nations; Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the by Emer de Vattel (1863)
"The same immunity is claimed for the possessions of the j ... The possessions of
the church are so far from being entitled to an exemption on ..."
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