"possessee" meaning in English

See possessee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɒˈzɛsiː/ Forms: possessees [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 84 16 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': 13 87

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "verb complement",
      "word": "possédé"
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