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one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
  • she was the possessor of several acres of land in the country

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“Possessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessor. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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