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Self-possessed

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Self-possessed
Self-possessed Self"-pos*sessed", a. Composed or tranquil in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Self-ownership — (or sovereignty of the individual, individual sovereignty or individual autonomy) is the moral or natural right (aka Freedom) of a person to be the exclusive controller of his or her own body and life. It is the concept of property in one s own… …   Wikipedia