disseise

American  

[dis-seez] / dɪsˈsiz /

Sometimes disseize

verb (used with object)

Law.

disseised, disseising

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

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disseise British  

/ dɪsˈsiːz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• disseisor noun

Etymology

Origin of disseise

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

Example Sentences

But we, gainsaying this, were desirous that the abbot should disseise them of tenements for which they had no warranty.

From Project Gutenberg

Now the abbot coming to our council, as if he were one of us, said to us in private, that he was willing enough to do us right, according to the best of his ability, but that he, nevertheless, was bound to proceed in due course of law; nor could he, without the judgment of a court, disseise his free men of their lands or rents, which they had held for many years, were it justly or unjustly.

From Project Gutenberg

The King may disseise no man and no man may disseise the King, nor pull any reversion or remainder out of him.

From Project Gutenberg