Dictionary entry

Own (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Owned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Owning.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. āgnian, fr. āgen own, a. See Own, a.] To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.