sasine
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sasine
C17: Scots variant of seisin
Example Sentences
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She has a sasine in 1672 and another in 1694.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
He has a sasine of half the lands of Applecross and others, as a "natural son of Colin Mackenzie of Kintail," dated 10th of March, 1582.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
In 1542 he obtained the waste lands and forest of Neid and Monar from James V. for which sasine is granted in the same year by Sir John Robertson.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
A sasine, dated 6th of February, 1658, is recorded in the Particular Register of Sasines of Inverness, vol.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
That John of Gruinard was married to Christina, daughter of Donald Mackenzie, III. of Loggie, is proved by a sasine dated 1655, in which that lady is described as his wife.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
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