See also: besitz

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German besitz (seat, place), from the verb besitzen (to sit; to beseige) (whence modern German besitzen (to own, to possess)).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈzɪts/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Be‧sitz

Noun edit

Besitz m (strong, genitive Besitzes, plural Besitze)

  1. ownership
  2. possession, property

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.

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