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.