What is to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house called?
own — To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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