Synonyms: ownership, possession
Definition: the act of having and controlling property
Similar words: control
Definition: the activity of managing or exerting control over something
Usage: the control of the mob by the police was admirable
Synonyms: ownership
Definition: the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
Similar words: relation
Definition: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Synonyms: ownership
Definition: the state or fact of being an owner
Similar words: state
Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state