Hypertext Webster Gateway: "possessory"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Possessory \Pos*sess"o*ry\, a. [L. possessorius: cf. F.
possessoire.]
Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right;
of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a
possessory lord.
{Possessory action} or {suit} (Law), an action to regain or
obtain possession of something. See under {Petitory}.
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