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possession: anything owned or possessed; the act of having and controlling property; (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"; a territory that is controlled by a ruling state; being controlled by passion or the supernatural

fee simple collapse: a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away

fiefdom collapse: an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group; the domain controlled by a feudal lord

acquisition collapse: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"; something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

lease collapse: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment; property that is leased or rented out or let; the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect; engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

take over collapse: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

tenure collapse: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands; the term during which some position is held; give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

freehold collapse: tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life; an estate held in fee simple or for life

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

tenured collapse: appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime; "an irremovable officer"; "a tenured professor"

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

propertied collapse: owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue

landed collapse: owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed gentry"; "landed property"

sexual assault collapse: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

composure collapse: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

prepossession collapse: the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

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