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Definition of: dispossess
(dis′pə·zes′) v.t.
To deprive (someone) of possession, as of a house or land; eject; oust. [<OF despossesser <des- away (<L dis-) + possesser POSSESS]
—dis′pos·ses′·sion (-zesh′ən) noun
—dis′pos·ses′sor noun
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