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Besitz
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besitz
German
Etymology
From de gmh besitz seat, place, from the verb gmh besitzen to sit; to beseige (whence modern German de besitzen to own, to possess).
Pronunciation
de /bəˈzɪts/
de De-Besitz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Be sitz
Noun
m
ownership
possession, property
Usage notes
In German legal language, Besitz only refers to possession (i.e. factual control over an object), while legal ownership is exclusively referred to as Eigentum.
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Ballbesitz<t:possession of the ball><qq:sports> Grundbesitz Immobilienbesitz<t:real estate property> Landbesitz<t:land tenure, land ownership> Privatbesitz Waffenbesitz
Derived terms
de besitzergreifend
de besitzlos
de Sitzkrieg
de Vollbesitz full possession
Further reading
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