POSSESSIVE

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness. -- Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book.

2.
n.

The possessive case.

3.
n.

A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.