Possessive /(?)/
Pos·sess·ive
Possessive
a.
- Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.
Phrases & Compounds
- Possessive case
- 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.
Possessive
n.
- The possessive case. (Gram.)
- A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. (Gram.)