possessorship

Example Sentences

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As the thought of Haskett receded, Waythorn felt himself yielding again to the joy of possessorship.

From The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Wharton, Edith

Suddenly, at the sight, a rage of possessorship awoke in her.

From The Reef by Wharton, Edith

She turned and lifted a smile of possessorship to Ralph.

From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith

He had never had much of the joy of possessorship in any of the thousand and one beautiful and curious things that were his; and now he was conscious of envy for what was another’s.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

He had never had much of the joy of possessorship in any of the thousand and one beautiful and curious things that were his; and now he was conscious of envy for what was another’s. 

From Prince Otto, a Romance by Stevenson, Robert Louis