possesser

English

Noun

possesser (plural possessers)

1. Alternative form of possessor

Anagrams

• espressos, repossess

Middle French

Etymology

Old French possessier, from Latin possessum, the supine of possideō.

Verb

possesser

1. to possess

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of possesser

infinitive	simple	possesser
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	possessant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		possessé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	possesse	possesses	possesse	possessons	possessez	possessent
	imperfect	possessois, possessoys	possessois, possessoys	possessoit, possessoyt	possessions, possessyons	possessiez, possessyez	possessoient, possessoyent
	past historic	possessa	possessas	possessa	possessasmes	possessastes	possesserent
	future	possesserai, possesseray	possesseras	possessera	possesserons	possesserez	possesseront
	conditional	possesserois, possesseroys	possesserois, possesseroys	possesseroit, possesseroyt	possesserions, possesseryons	possesseriez, possesseryez	possesseroient, possesseroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	possesse	possesses	possesse	possessons	possessez	possessent
	imperfect	possessasse	possessasses	possessast	possessassions	possessassiez	possessassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	possesse	—	possessons	possessez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).