possessee

English

Etymology

possess +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒˈzɛsiː/

Noun

possessee (plural possessees)

1. (grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.
2. The subject of a possession by a demon or spirit.
   • 2011, Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s, page 225:

     The story gets wildly out of hand as renegade exorcist James Olsen kidnaps the possessee from jail and drags him to the house for a climactic display of head-splitting make-up effects and noisy ritual chanting.

Synonyms

• (Verb complement): complement
• (subject of a possession): energumen

Antonyms

• possessor
• subject

Translations

verb complement

• French: possédé (fr), complément (fr)
• Hungarian: birtokos (hu), birtokló (hu)
• Turkish: tamlanan (tr)