Pos-sĕss'ive, a.

adjective

(pos-sĕs/siv, or poz-zĕs/siv), a. [Lat. possessivus, It. & Pg. possessivo, Sp. posesivo, Pr. possessiu, Fr. possessif.] Pertaining to possession; having possession.

Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case, or case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership; as, John's book; or some relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers.