LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

possessor

possessor m (genitive possessōris, feminine possestrīx)
Classical[pɔsˈsɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[posˈsɛs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculinepossessor, owner
  2. masculineoccupier

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepossessorpossessōrēs
possestrīcēs
genitivepossessōris
possestrīcis		possessōrum
possestrīcum
dativepossessōrī
possestrīcī		possessōribus
possestrīcibus
accusativepossessōrem
possestrīcem		possessōrēs
possestrīcēs
ablativepossessōre
possestrīce		possessōribus
possestrīcibus
vocativepossessorpossessōrēs
possestrīcēs

possessor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a possessor (class.)
I. Lit., Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20: bonorum, id. Quint. 8, 30: regni inertis, i. e. Pluto, Luc. 6, 779; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 49.—Esp. t. t. in law (post-Aug.), the possessor of the thing claimed; hence, the defendant in a suit (opp. petitor), Plin. Ep. 6, 2, 2; Quint. 7, 1, 38; Paul. Sent. 5, 36, 1.—
II. Trop.: Aquilo possessor Italici litoris, Petr. 114.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin possessor From possessus + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanpossessor
  • Englishpossessor
  • Frenchpossesseur
  • Italianpossessore
  • Occitanpossessor
  • Portuguesepossessor
  • Spanishposesor
  • Galicianposesor

In English words that came into English from possessor

  • possessorialpossessōrius

Quick answers

What does possessor mean in Latin?
possessor, a noun, means “possessor, owner; occupier”.
What is the genitive of possessor?
The genitive singular is possessōris. possessor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce possessor?
In classical Latin, [pɔsˈsɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [posˈsɛs.sor].