Pos·ses·sion·er n.
1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] “Possessioners of riches.”
Having been of old freemen and possessioners. --Sir P. Sidney.
2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.]
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