possido

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

possīdō sēdī, sessus, ere

por (for pro)+sido, to take possession of, occupy, seize : Pompei bona, possessed himself of : regno possesso: (agros) quos armis possederint, Cs.: circumfluus umor Ultima possedit, took possession of , O.—Fig.: brevi tempore totum hominem.

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