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Webster 1913 Edition
Possessive
Pos-sess′ive
,Adj.
[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.
Pos-sess′ive
,Noun.
1.
(Gram.)
The possessive case.
2.
(Gram.)
A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
Webster 1828 Edition
Possessive
POSSESS'IVE
,Adj.
Possessive case, in English grammar, is the genitive case, or case of nouns and pronouns, which expresses, 1st, possession, ownership, as John's book; or 2dly, some relation of one thing to another, as Homer's admirers.