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

Example Sentences

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seisin

Mabely is put in seisin of a farthing land which her mother held, and gives the lord 33s.4d. for entry money.

From Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. by Reilly, S. A.

I could tell you of the siesta of the new Prometheus, when, perched on the Mount Caucasus of a bleak chain-cable, he gave himself postprandially, in full livery of seisin, to the vulturous sun.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various

John Palmer is put in seisin of his father's tenement and gives the lord 53s.4d. as entry money.

From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by Reilly, S. A.

Finally, there is, in The Day's Work, clear evidence of Mr Kipling's intention ultimately to abandon the hills and plains of India and to take literary seisin of the country and chronicles of England.

From Rudyard Kipling by Palmer, John

The first is a fine for having seisin of the lands of the deceased mother of the two suitors, William de Warburton and Ingelram de Monceaux.

From Notes and Queries, Number 68, February 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George