possessorship

Example Sentences

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He had never had much of the joy of possessorship in any of the thousand and one beautiful and curious things that were his; and now he was conscious of envy for what was another’s.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Memory alone gives value to the products of every other faculty, stamping them with the seal of possessorship, and making them truly ours.

From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by Hart, John S. (John Seely)

He had never had much of the joy of possessorship in any of the thousand and one beautiful and curious things that were his; and now he was conscious of envy for what was another’s. 

From Prince Otto, a Romance by Stevenson, Robert Louis

She turned and lifted a smile of possessorship to Ralph.

From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith

Archer was proud of the glances turned on her, and the simple joy of possessorship cleared away his underlying perplexities.

From The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith