disseise

[ dis-seez ]

verb (used with object)

, Law.

, dis·seised, dis·seis·ing.

1. to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by force; oust.

disseise

/ dɪsˈsiːz /

verb

1. tr property law to deprive of seisin; wrongfully dispossess of a freehold interest in land

Derived Forms

• disˈseisor, noun

Other Words From

• dis·seisor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disseise¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English disseise, from Anglo-French disseisir, equivalent to dis- prefix with negative or reversing force + seisir “to take, seize”; dis- ¹, seize

Word History and Origins

Origin of disseise¹

C14: from Anglo-Norman desseisir, from dis- ¹+ seize