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Absolute seignory or possession; the act of investing with such possession. Cotgrave.

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  • INVESTIGATION
    The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge,
  • INVESTIGATIVE
    Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
  • ABSOLUTENESS
    The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.
  • POSSESSIONER
    1. A possessor; a property holder. "Possessioners of riches." E. Hall. Having been of old freemen and possessioners. Sir P. Sidney. 2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc.,
  • INVESTIENT
    Covering; clothing. Woodward.
  • INVESTITURE
    Livery of seizin. The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony oinvestiture, or open delivery of possession. Blackstone. 3. That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment; clothing; covering. While we yet have on Our gross
  • POSSESSIONARY
    Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.
  • ABSOLUTE
    Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol. (more info) 1. Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an
  • INVEST
    To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town. 7. To lay out in business with the as, to invest money in bank stock. (more info) 1. To
  • INVESTMENT
    The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. Marshall. 4. The laying out of money in the
  • ABSOLUTELY
    In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
  • POSSESSION
    The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful. Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive; actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
  • INVESTIGABLE
    Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.
  • INVESTIVE
    Investing. Mir. for Mag.
  • INVESTURE
    Investiture; investment. Bp. Burnet.
  • INVESTIGATOR
    One who searches diligently into a subject.
  • INVESTIGATE
    To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.
  • INVESTOR
    One who invests.
  • REINVESTMENT
    The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
  • REINVEST
    To invest again or anew.
  • DISPOSSESSION
    The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called also ouster. (more info) 1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed. Bp. Hall.
  • SELF-POSSESSION
    The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.
  • SUPERINVESTITURE
    An outer vestment or garment. Bp. Horne.
  • PREPOSSESSION
    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
  • REINVESTIGATE
    To investigate again. -- Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion (-g, n.

 

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