possesseth
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From possess + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.
Verb
[edit]possesseth
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of possess
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 36:8:
- And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.