Pre′pos‐ses″sion (?), n.
1. Preoccupation; prior possession. Hammond.
2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; — generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. “The prejudices and prepossessions of the country.” Sir W. Scott.
Syn. — Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See Bent.