Possession - Definition

n 1: the act of having and controlling property [syn:
possession, ownership]
2: anything owned or possessed
3: being controlled by passion or the supernatural
4: a mania restricted to one thing or idea [syn: monomania,
possession]
5: a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
6: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn:
self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower,
will power, self-command, self-will]
7: (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took
possession of the ball on their own goal line"