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 Prince Otto, a Romance by Stevenson, Robert Louis

She had given herself up to the insistent possessorship and company of her son.

From Over the Pass by Palmer, Frederick

Suddenly, at the sight, a rage of possessorship awoke in her.

From The Reef by Wharton, Edith

As Christ manifested to the world the love of the Father, so are we to manifest the love of Christ—a manifestation, however, which is only possible because of our possessorship of a common life.

From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)

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