1) Desirous of owning 2) French word used in English 3) Genitive 4) Mine 5) Oblique 6) Oblique case 7) The case expressing ownership Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/possessive
A possessive form is a word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense. In English, possession is in fact expressed in only about 40 percent of the situations labeled as `possessive` by some linguists, which is why many consider the term incorrect and misleading and instead prefer others, especiall..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possessive
• (n.) The possessive case. • (n.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. • (a.) Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/possessive/
Pos·sess'ive adjective [ Latin possessivus : confer French possessif .] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.) , the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessi... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/132