This is the 8366th most frequent Catalan word.
desposseir
To dispossess; to deprive someone of something they own.
The word 'desposseir' is used in a formal context referring to taking away possessions.
El rei va desposseir al noble de les seves terres.
The king dispossessed the noble of his lands.
Here, 'desposseir' is applied in the sense of removing legal rights.
Van desposseir-lo de qualsevol dret a la propietat.
They stripped him of any rights to ownership.
'Desposseir' is used in a broader existential context referring to loss caused by war.