"possessee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɒˈzɛsiː/ Forms: possessees [plural]
Etymology: possess + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|possess|ee}} possess + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} possessee (plural possessees)
  1. (grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms (Verb complement): complement Translations (verb complement): possédé (French), complément (French), birtokos (Hungarian), birtokló (Hungarian), tamlanan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-possessee-en-noun-nHT1xHnR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 85 15 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Verb complement': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'verb complement': 100 0
  2. The subject of a possession by a demon or spirit. Synonyms (subject of a possession): energumen
    Sense id: en-possessee-en-noun-014-fhXE Disambiguation of 'subject of a possession': 14 86

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for possessee meaning in English (2.6kB)

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