This is the 13084th most frequent Spanish word.
poseía
"Poseía" is the past imperfect form of "poseer," meaning "he/she/it possessed" or "used to possess."
Here, 'poseía' is used to indicate possession of something in the past tense.
En el pasado, él poseía una colección extraordinaria de sellos.
In the past, he owned an extraordinary stamp collection.
'Poseía' is used to denote the absence of possession of material wealth in this past tense context.
Aunque no poseía grandes riquezas, siempre fue generoso.
Although he did not own great riches, he was always generous.
'Poseía' is used metaphorically to signify the possession of an innate quality or skill.