seise
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of seise
variant of seize
Example Sentences
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Such toll we took of his niggling hours That the troops of Time were sent To seise the treasures and fell the towers Of the Castle of Content.
From The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages by Cabell, James Branch
B. Lat. to seise, give seisin or livery of land, 251, 2518.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
At once delight and horrour on us seise, Thou singst with so much gravity and ease; And above humane flight dost soar aloft With Plume so strong, so equal, and so soft.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John
Nearer he drew, with feet that could not tire, And strong in hope to seise her as she sped.
From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love
I would not have him meerly seise me, and onely declare me to be dead, but win me, and overcome me.
From Letters to Severall Persons of Honour by Donne, John
We then declare ourselves seised in fee by right of occupancy.
From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Landor, Edward Wilson
Richard Norton was son and heir of Sir Daniel Norton, who died seised of the manor in 1636.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague
When he died in 1331 he was seised of many Norfolk manors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
We prepared ourselves to take the country's recreation, some to hunt, some to fish, but prevented by a feaver that seised on us all.
From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Radisson, Pierre Esprit
Thou wilt have no terce from my earldom, wherein I am not yet feudally seised.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
"Ethel!" he cried, seising her by the hand.
From International Short Stories American by Various
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