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Webster 1913 Edition
Possessory
Pos-sess′o-ry
,Adj.
[L.
possessorius
: cf. F. possessoire
.] Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession;
as, a
possessory
interest; a possessory
lord.Possessory action
or
Possessory suit
(Law)
, an action to regain or obtain possession of something. See under
Petitory
.Webster 1828 Edition
Possessory
POSSESS'ORY
,Adj.
Possessory action, in law, an action or suit in which the right of possession only, and not that of property, is contested.