Category:Prepossession

Pre`pos*ses"sion, n.

1. Preoccupation; prior possession. Hammond.

2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already Formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- Generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the Prepossessions of childhood. "the prejudices and prepossessions of The country." Sir w. Scott.

Syn. -- bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See bent.