Word of the day
Self-possessed, a.
Composed or tranquill in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed.
Fernald has no entry of its own for self-possessed; he lists it under calm.
Where he writes about it:
The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast, Serene, and resolute, and still, And calm, and self-possessed. — from calm
etymologyWebster’s online