Thing+possessed

  • 1Possessed — Possess Pos*sess (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Possessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Possessing}.] [L. possessus, p. p. of possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf. {Position}) + sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To occupy in person; to hold …

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  • 2Thing — (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause, assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding a thing, formerly also,… …

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  • 3Thing (assembly) — Folkmoot redirects here. For the festival, see Folkmoot USA. Further information: Medieval Scandinavian laws Germanic thing, drawn after the depiction in a relief of the Column of Marcus Aurelius (AD 193) A thing (Old Norse, Old English and Ice …

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  • 4thing — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time Date: before 12th century 1. a. a matter of concern ; affair < many things to do > b. plural state of affairs in&#8230; …

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  • 5possessed — Mad; under the control of evil spirits. Having possession. Seized. Flowers v Flowers, 89 Ga 632, 635. The term is a variable one in the law, and has different meanings as it is used in different circumstances. It sometimes means a temporary&#8230; …

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  • 6Man-Thing — For the film, see Man Thing (film). Man Thing Man Thing #1 (Jan. 1974). Cover art by Frank Brunner. Publication information …

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  • 7The Damned Thing — Infobox Television episode Title = The Damned Thing Series = Masters of Horror Caption = Sean Patrick Flanery as Sheriff Kevin Reddle Season = 2 Episode = 1 Airdate = October 27, 2006 Production = 201 Writer = Richard Christian Matheson Director …

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  • 8The Thing on the Doorstep — Infobox short story | name = The Thing on The Doorstep author = H. P. Lovecraft country = United States language = English genre = Horror short story publication type = Periodical published in = Weird Tales publisher = media type = Print&#8230; …

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  • 9Elder Thing — The Elder Things (also known as the Old Ones [The term Old Ones is ambiguous in the Cthulhu Mythos and can also refer to the Great Old Ones, a separate group of beings described as being enemies of the Elder Things in At the Mountains of Madness …

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  • 10possession — Having control over a thing with the intent to have and to exercise such control. Oswald v. Weigel, 219 Kan. 616, 549 P.2d 568, 569. The detention and control, or the manual or ideal custody, of anything which may be the subject of property, for&#8230; …

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