sasine
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sasine
C17: Scots variant of seisin
Example Sentences
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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 Alexander Mackenzie
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 Alexander Mackenzie
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 Alexander Mackenzie
This is capital time for taking infeftments, and those instruments of sasine may well suffice to plump out the interior of a game-bag.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
Alexander had also a natural son, Colin, who has a sasine of Kildonan of Lochbroom in 1684, and was Chamberlain to Lord Tarbat.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Alexander Mackenzie
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