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Possessioner

Possessioner \Pos*ses"sion*er\, n.

  1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] ``Possessioners of riches.''
    --E. Hall.

    Having been of old freemen and possessioners.
    --Sir P. Sidney.

  2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.]
    --Wyclif.

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possessioner

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A possessor; a holder of property. 2 (context obsolete derogatory English) A member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars.

Usage examples of "possessioner".

Nor where it needeth not for to be given, As to possessioners, that may liven, Thanked be God, in wealth and abundance.

Nor where it needeth not for to be given, As to possessioners, that may liven, Thanked be God, in wealth and abundance.