Prepossession (?), n.
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1. Preoccupation; prior possession. Hammond.
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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.
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Syn. -- Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See Bent.
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