LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

possessōrius

possessōrius (feminine possessōria, neuter possessōrium, adverb possessōriē)
Classical[pɔs.sɛsˈsoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pos.sesˈsɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveobsoletepossessory (of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepossessōriuspossessōriapossessōrium
genitivepossessōriīpossessōriaepossessōriī
dativepossessōriōpossessōriaepossessōriō
accusativepossessōriumpossessōriampossessōrium
ablativepossessōriōpossessōriāpossessōriō
vocativepossessōriepossessōriapossessōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepossessōriīpossessōriaepossessōria
genitivepossessōriōrumpossessōriārumpossessōriōrum
dativepossessōriīspossessōriīspossessōriīs
accusativepossessōriōspossessōriāspossessōria
ablativepossessōriīspossessōriīspossessōriīs
vocativepossessōriīpossessōriaepossessōria

possessōrĭus, a, um, adj. possessor,
I. of or relating to possession, possessory (postclass.): interdictum, Gai. Inst. 4, § 145: actiones, Dig. 38, 2, 50.

Origins

From possessōris + -ius.

Descendants
  • Englishpossessory
  • Englishpossessorial
  • Frenchpossessoire
  • Italianpossessòrio
  • Portuguesepossessório
  • Spanishposesorio
  • Galicianposesorio
  • Galicianpossessório

In English words that came into English from possessōrius

  • possessorialpossessōrius

Quick answers

What does possessōrius mean in Latin?
possessōrius, a adjective, means “possessory (of, pertaining to, having, or arising from possession)”.
How do you pronounce possessōrius?
In classical Latin, [pɔs.sɛsˈsoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pos.sesˈsɔː.ri.us].