possession

Noun

• (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
  • they took possession of the ball on their own goal line
    

• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

• a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

• a mania restricted to one thing or idea

• being controlled by passion or the supernatural

• anything owned or possessed

• the act of having and controlling property

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  self-control , self-possession , willpower , will power , self-command , self-will , monomania , ownership