What is to obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize. How . . . to possess the purpose they desired. Spenser called?
possess — To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to gain; to seize. How . . . to possess the purpose they desired. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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