possédant
French, adjective\pɔ.se.dɑ̃\
possédant is spelled P-O-S-S-É-D-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Possédant is a French adjective meaning “propertied, property-owning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of posséder. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui possède des biens ou capitaux en quantité importante”.
What does possédant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
propertied, property-owning
verb
- 1
present participle of posséder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui possède des biens ou capitaux en quantité importante.
noun: 1. Possesseur de biens. 2. Ceux qui possèdent beaucoup de biens, de richesses.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of possédant
- possédante feminine
- possédants masculine plural
- possédantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce possédant?
- \pɔ.se.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to possédant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is possédant in French?
possédant appears 5.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).