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self-pos⋅ses⋅sion

  [self-puh-zesh-uhn, self-]
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–noun
the quality of being self-possessed; control of one's feelings, behavior, etc.; composure; poise.
Origin:
1735–45
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self-pos·ses·sion   (sělf'pə-zěsh'ən)
n.  Full command of one's faculties, feelings, and behavior. See Synonyms at confidence.
self'-pos·sessed' adj.
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self-possession 
"command of one's emotions," 1745, from self + possession (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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