possesed the land
/pəˈzest ðə lænd/
EN
A past tense verb phrase meaning that a person or group owned, controlled, or occupied a piece of territory or land.
The new kingdom possessed the land after winning the long war.
Etymology
"Possessed" comes from the 14th-century Old French possesser, derived from the Latin possessus, the past participle of possidere meaning "to hold, occupy, own". "Land" traces back to Old English lond, meaning "territory, ground", from Proto-Germanic *landą.
Translations
简体中文
拥有这片土地,占有这片土地,占据领土
繁體中文
擁有這片土地,佔有這片土地,佔領領土
日本語
土地を所有した,土地を占領した,領有した
한국어
땅을 소유했다,영토를 차지했다,땅을 점유했다
Deutsch
besaß das Land,besetzte das Land,besitzte das Gebiet
Español
poseyó la tierra,ocupó la tierra,poseía el territorio
Português
possuiu a terra,ocupou a terra,detinha o território
Français
possédait la terre,occupait le territoire,s'empara de la terre
Tiếng Việt
sở hữu mảnh đất,chiếm hữu đất đai,nắm giữ lãnh thổ
Related Words
occupied the territoryowned the propertycontrolled the region