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

The English seneschal surrendered the six castles and the seisin of the land.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

XXV His crown and power he gave him and seisin of his land; Their master then became he; zealous was every hand To execute his judgments; his mouth pronounc'd the law.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

The honest merchant—whom God kept in charge—went forth with a light heart, that leaped and fluttered in his breast, because of the wealth he had in seisin.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

Accordingly, judgment was given that R. should recover seisin, and that the Prior should be in mercy.

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)

Dissei�zin, or Disseisin, in law, is the dispossessing one of a freehold estate, or interrupting his seisin.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various