possideō sēdī, sessus, ēre
por (for pro)+sedeo,
to have and hold, be master of, own, possess
: ex edicto bona: partem agri, Cs.:
solum bello captum, L.: plus Pallante, Iu.—
To hold possession of, occupy
: ferro saeptus possidet sedes sacras, Poët.
ap. C.: Zephyri possidet aura nemus,
Pr.— Fig.,
to possess, have
: plus fidei quam artis in se: hunc diem, i. e.
is worshipped on this day
, O.