possessor
Δέσποινα γὰρ γέροντι νυμφίῳ γυνή → Mulier fit domina sponso, simulac senuerit → Die Frau beherrscht, sobald er alt, den Bräutigam
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Use P. and V. ὁ ἔχων, ὁ κεκτημένος. Landowner: P. γεωμόρος, ὁ, V. γαμόρος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
possessor: ōris, m. id.,
I a possessor (class.)
I Lit., Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 20: bonorum, id. Quint. 8, 30: regni inertis, i. e. Pluto, Luc. 6, 779; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 49.—Esp. t. t. in law (post-Aug.), the possessor of the thing claimed; hence, the defendant in a suit (opp. petitor), Plin. Ep. 6, 2, 2; Quint. 7, 1, 38; Paul. Sent. 5, 36, 1.—
II Trop.: Aquilo possessor Italici litoris, Petr. 114.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
possessŏr,¹⁰ ōris, m. (possideo), possesseur, propriétaire : Cic. Phil. 5, 20 ; de Or. 2, 283 || défendeur [en t. de droit] : Quint. 7, 1, 38 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 6, 2, 2 || [fig.] maître, souverain de : Petr. 114, 3.
