possession

n. custody, tenure; property; asset; control; ownership

Possession is having some degree of control over something else. Generally, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it. A person may be in possession of some property (although possession does not always imply ownership). Like ownership, the possession of things is commonly regulated by states under property law. Languages have several means to indicate possession.
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Noun
1. the act of having and controlling property
(synonym) ownership
(hypernym) control
(hyponym) actual possession
(derivation) own, have, possess
2. anything owned or possessed
(hyponym) property, belongings, holding, material possession
3. being controlled by passion or the supernatural
(hypernym) enchantment, spell, trance
4. a mania restricted to one thing or idea
(synonym) monomania
(hypernym) mania, passion, cacoethes
5. a territory that is controllled by a ruling state
(hypernym) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(hyponym) Macao, Macau
6. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
(synonym) self-control, self-possession, willpower, self-command, self-will
(hypernym) resoluteness, firmness, resolve, resolution
(hyponym) nerves
7. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
(hypernym) control
(classification) sport, athletics

n. possession, holding, ownership

(v. t.)
To invest with property.
  

(n.)
The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
  

(n.)
The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession.
  

(n.)
The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
  

(n.)
The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.