v. t. [ OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. gönnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess. ] To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character;
The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide;
But his sagacious eye an inmate owns. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. āgen, p. p. of āgan to possess; akin to OS. ēgan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. √110. See Owe. ] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership;
To hold one's own,
v. t.
adj. having an owner; often used in combination;
n. One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a motorist who owns the vehicle that he/she drives. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Without an owner. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. lived in by the owner; -- of dwellings. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship. [ 1913 Webster ]