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disseise

[ dis-seez ]
/ dÉŖsĖˆsiz /
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verb (used with object), disĀ·seised, disĀ·seisĀ·ing.Law.
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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Sometimes disĀ·seize .

Origin of disseise

First recorded in 1250ā€“1300; Middle English disseise, from Anglo-French disseisir, equivalent to dis- prefix with negative or reversing force + seisir ā€œto take, seizeā€; see origin at dis-1, seize

OTHER WORDS FROM disseise

disĀ·seiĀ·sor, noun

Words nearby disseise

dissave, disseat, dissect, dissected, dissection, disseise, disseisin, disseizee, disselboom, dissemblance, dissemble
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British Dictionary definitions for disseise

disseise

disseize

/ (dÉŖsĖˆsiĖz) /
verb
(tr) property law to deprive of seisin; wrongfully dispossess of a freehold interest in land

Derived forms of disseise

disseisor or disseizor, noun

Word Origin for disseise

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