<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.</li><li>desirous of possessing, especially excessively so.</li><li>of or relating to possession or ownership.</li><li>indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc.</li><li>noting or pertaining to a case that indicates possession, ownership, origin, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the possessive case.</li><li>a form in the possessive.</li></ul>