noun
1. the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others (Freq. 4)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑owner
• Hypernyms: ↑relation
• Hyponyms:
↑community, ↑severalty, ↑property right, ↑proprietorship, ↑proprietary, ↑employee ownership, ↑landholding, ↑stockholding
2. the act of having and controlling property (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑possession
• Derivationally related forms: ↑owner, ↑possess (for: ↑possession)
• Hypernyms: ↑control
• Hyponyms: ↑actual possession, ↑constructive possession, ↑criminal possession, ↑retention, ↑keeping, ↑holding
3. the state or fact of being an owner
• Derivationally related forms: ↑owner
• Hypernyms: ↑state
Useful english dictionary. 2012.