Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F.
possessif.]
Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating
possession.
Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case
of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin,
or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as,
Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's
faithfulness.
Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his
name; her home; my book.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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