possession

n.
1.ownership 所有权。
in possession:i.e.in our possession 属于我们的。
△3H.VI.2.6.109: “Now to London / To see thesehonours in possession.”i.e.to securely take posses-sion of these honours.现在到伦敦去享有属于我们自己的荣华富贵吧。
2. (abstract for concrete) possessor 拥有者。
△1H.IV.3.2.42: “Opinion,that did help me to the crown,/Had still kept loyal to possession，”i. e. to the posses-sor of the crown (Richard II). 那曾经帮助我获得王冠的公共舆论，恐怕定会仍然效忠于原来的王冠拥有者。
3. immediate ownership (as a wedding gift)（出嫁时的）陪送。
△Shr.2.1.123 (122): “in possession twentythousand crowns”，嫁时有两万金币的陪送。