Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who owns or has actual possession of a thing, or power over it; a possessor.
- noun A member of a religious order endowed with lands, etc., as distinguished from those orders whose members lived entirely by alms; a member of one of the orders possessing lands and revenues; a beneficed clergyman.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A possessor; a property holder.
- noun obsolete An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
possessor ; a holder ofproperty . - noun obsolete, derogatory A member of any
religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted withmendicant friars .
Etymologies
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possession + -er
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Examples
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But he soon won a wider fame as a preacher in London, an adviser of the court, an opponent of the "possessioner" monks, and of the forsworn friars, who, deserting apostolic poverty, vied with the monks in covetousness.
The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Reginald Lane Poole 1892
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"possessioner" monks, whose lands, he maintained, could be resumed by the representatives of the donors at their will.
The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Reginald Lane Poole 1892
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