Duhaime's Law Dictionary Pro Possessore Definition: Latin: a person who holds something only as possessor, not necessarily as owner. Related Terms: Pro Possessore Habetur Qui Dolo Injuriave As a possessor, and not as an owner. For example, a person may exercise certain rights over a thing not as owner but pro possessore: as a person who possesses, but does not own, the thing. G. W. Bush wrote: "The possessor possessore (is) the person who could produce no other argument to prove his title to possession other than the fact of the possession itself." REFERENCES: Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Pro possessore habetur qui dolo injuriave desiit Bush, G. W., Primitive Character and Origin of the Bonorum Possessio, 25 Mich. L. Rev. (1926-1927), 508 at page 512. Categories & Topics: Dictionary of Latin Law Terms Property Law Dictionary Always looking up definitions? Save time with our search provider (modern browsers only) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Law Dictionary, or if you have suggestion for a legal term, we'd love to hear from you!