Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-puh-zes]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-puh-zes]
- /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs/
Definitions of dispossessory word
- verb with object dispossessory to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust. 1
- verb with object dispossessory to banish. 1
- verb with object dispossessory to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings. 1
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Origin of dispossessory
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; dis-1 + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-1 + posseden (< Old French posseder) < Latin possidēre; see possess
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Parts of speech for Dispossessory
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dispossessory popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dispossessory usage trend in Literature
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verb with object dispossessory
- possessory — of or relating to a possessor or to possession: registration of possessory claims.
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