the act of having and controlling property

[ Syn: ownership ]

anything owned or possessed

being controlled by passion or the supernatural

a mania restricted to one thing or idea

[ Syn: monomania ]

a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

[ Syn: self-control , self-possession , willpower , will power , self-command , self-will ]

(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); they took possession of the ball on their own goal line'