Dictionary entry

Possessory

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pos‐sess″o‐ry (?), a. [L. possessorius: cf. F. possessoire.] Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a possessory lord.

Possessory actionorsuit(Law), an action to regain or obtain possession of something. See under Petitory.