Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possesseth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pos-ses-seth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of possess

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers."

Etymology

From possess + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: possess

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does possesseth mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of possess
Where does possesseth come from?: From possess + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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