seisin

American  

[see-zin] / ˈsi zɪn /

Sometimes seizin

noun

Law.

1. (originally) possession of either land or chattel.

2. the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold.

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seisin British  

/ ˈsiːzɪn /

noun

1. property law feudal possession of an estate in land

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Etymology

Origin of seisin

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French saisine, equivalent to sais(ir) “to take, seize” + -ine noun suffix; see origin at seize, -in(e) ²

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Example Sentences

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seisin

In the latter country also, there were a good many special types of symbol characteristically appropriate to seisin in special kinds of property.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

Then he gave me the key of the hospital, saying, "'Tis yours now, my joy, by livery and seisin."

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Arthur Mee

It is always important to decide whether a bondman is in the seisin of his lord or not, and the chief means to show it is to trace his connexion with the territorial lordship.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

The vastness of the nave took seisin of us at once; but the charm was rudely broken.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent

For the custom of giving seisin or investiture per fustim, and per baculum, see Madox’s Formul.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

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