sasine

British  

/ ˈsesɪn, ˈseɪ- /

noun

1. Scots law the granting of legal possession of feudal property

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Etymology

Origin of sasine

C17: Scots variant of _seisin

Example Sentences

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

Colin, who has a sasine in 1648, but died young and unmarried.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander

He died in December 1694, at the age of 42, which appears from his general retour of sasine, dated 25th February, 1673, in which he is said to be then of lawful age.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander

Alexander has a sasine of Suddie in 1650, and another in 1672.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander

Roderick, who married, first, Isabel, daughter of Hector Mackenzie, IV. of Fairburn, and secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of John Bayne of Tulloch; sasine to him in 1652, and to her in 1656.

From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander