Thesaurus: possessioner

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1. n. A possessor; a property holder.
2. n. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars.
3. 1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] "Possessioners of riches." E. Hall. Having been of old freemen and possessioners. Sir P. Sidney. 2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.] Wyclif.
4. n. A possessor; a property holder. n. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars.