Besitz
See also: besitz
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German besitz (“seat, place”), from the verb besitzen (“to sit; to beseige”) (whence modern German besitzen (“to own, to possess”)).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBesitz m (strong, genitive Besitzes, plural Besitze)
Usage notes
edit- 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
editDeclension of Besitz [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Ballbesitz (“possession of the ball”) (sports)
- Grundbesitz
- Immobilienbesitz (“real estate property”)
- Landbesitz (“land tenure, land ownership”)
- Privatbesitz
Derived terms
edit- besitzergreifend
- besitzlos
- Sitzkrieg
- Vollbesitz (“full possession”)