possessive

adjective

Of or relating to ownership or possession.

adjective

Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person’s relationships with others.

adjective

Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.

noun

The possessive case.

noun

A possessive form or construction.

Pertaining to or denoting possession; expressing possession: as in a lady’s dress, their house, a mere notion of John’s.

noun

A pronoun or other word denoting possession.

noun

The possessive case.

adjective

Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.

adjective

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.