Possessee

//pɒˈzɛsiː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.
  2. 2
    The subject of a possession by a demon or spirit.

    "The story gets wildly out of hand as renegade exorcist James Olsen kidnaps the possessee from jail and drags him to the house for a climactic display of head-splitting make-up effects and noisy ritual chanting."

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"The story gets wildly out of hand as renegade exorcist James Olsen kidnaps the possessee from jail and drags him to the house for a climactic display of head-splitting make-up effects and noisy ritual chanting."

Etymology

From possess + -ee.

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