disseise

[ dis-seez ]

verb (used with object),dis·seised, dis·seis·ing.Law.
  1. to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by force; oust.

Origin of disseise

1
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”; see origin at dis-1, seize
  • Sometimes dis·seize .

Other words from disseise

  • dis·sei·sor, noun

Words Nearby disseise

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British Dictionary definitions for disseise

disseise

disseize

/ (dɪsˈsiːz) /


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

Origin of disseise

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

Derived forms of disseise

  • disseisor or disseizor, noun

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