"possesseth" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Etymology: From possess + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|possess|eth|nocat=1}} possess + -eth Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} possesseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of possess Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: possess
    Sense id: en-possesseth-en-verb-G0ld2Pem Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 36:8:",
          "text": "And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.",
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