possessor
part of speech
noun (possessors)
meaning for a pupil
A possessor is someone who owns or has a thing, often a special or magic one. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Abram uses it for the heir who would inherit his house. In the primary lessons: in stories, the owner of a magic object, such as a magic fluid, a goose or a gift
examples
- And Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?' (Torah GEN.15.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The snake is often the possessor of magic fluids. tree →
- Our peasant became the possessor of the goose. tree →
- The gift makes life a constant happiness to its possessor. tree →
note
nothing for maths; a possessor is a person, not a number.
Trees and pragmatics
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