\Pos*ses"sion*er\, n.
1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] ``Possessioners of
   riches.'' --E. Hall.
         Having been of old freemen and possessioners. --Sir
                                               P. Sidney.
2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community
   endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as
   contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.] --Wyclif.