possessee

English

Etymology

possess + -ee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɒˈzɛsiː/

Noun

possessee (plural possessees)

  1. (grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.
  2. The subject of a possession by a demon or spirit.
    • 2011, Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s, page 225:
      The story gets wildly out of hand as renegade exorcist James Olsen kidnaps the possessee from jail and drags him to the house for a climactic display of head-splitting make-up effects and noisy ritual chanting.

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