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11Mottlingen Possession — (1836–1843) German peasant woman possessed by a ghost and more than 1,000 DEMONs. The case was published in English for the first time by the spiritualist medium W. T. Stead in his book Borderland: A Casebook of True Supernatural Stories… …
12António, Prior Of Crato — ▪ Portuguese prior Portuguese Prior Do Crato, byname Dom António born 1531, Lisbon died Aug. 26, 1595, Paris ecclesiastic and claimant to the throne of Portugal who never gained the crown despite armed assistance from France and England …
13vacant possession — /veɪkənt pəˈzɛʃən/ (say vaykuhnt puh zeshuhn) noun the right of immediate possession of a house or property, the prior occupant having departed …
14Trover — is a form of lawsuit in common law countries for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property. Trover belongs to a series of remedies for such wrongful taking, its distinctive feature being recovery only for the value of whatever… …
15Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet — (8 March 1788 ndash; 6 May 1856) was a Scottish metaphysician.Early lifeHe was born in Glasgow. He was from an academic family, including Robert Hamilton, the economist. His father, Dr William Hamilton, had in 1781, on the strong recommendation… …
16Prepossession — Pre pos*ses sion, n. [1913 Webster] 1. Preoccupation; prior possession. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; generally, but not always …
17prepossession — noun Date: 1648 1. archaic prior possession 2. an attitude, belief, or impression formed beforehand ; prejudice 3. an exclusive concern with one idea or object ; preoccupation Synonyms: see predilection …
18Reconquista — This article is about the retaking of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. For other uses, see Reconquista (disambiguation). La rendición de Granada (1882) by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz …
19prepossess — v. a. 1. Preoccupy, have prior possession of. 2. Bias, prejudice, give previous inclination to for or against …
20prepossession — n. 1. Preoccupation, prior possession. 2. Bias, one sidedness, bent, preconceived opinion, inclination, preconception, prejudgment, prejudice …
