1. (

• possession ,
• ownership

) the act of having and controlling property ;

2. (

• possession

) anything owned or possessed ;

3. (

• possession

) being controlled by passion or the supernatural ;

4. (

• monomania ,
• possession

) a mania restricted to one thing or idea ;

5. (

• possession

) a territory that is controlled by a ruling state ;

6. (

• self-control ,
• self-possession ,
• possession ,
• willpower ,
• will_power ,
• self-command ,
• self-will ,

) the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior ;

7. (

• possession ,

) (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" ;