sasine
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sasine
C17: Scots variant of seisin
Example Sentences
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He has a sasine of Allangrange in 1672.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
He has a sasine in 1629 and in 1638.
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
Bailie to give sasine was the person who appeared for the superior at the ceremony of giving sasine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
Alexander, who has a sasine as fourth son, dated June, 1654, married Barbara, daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, VI. of Gairloch, and relict of Fraser of Kinneries, with issue - 1.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
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