seisin
noun
(originally) possession of either land or chattel.
seizin
-
a variation of
seisin.
Example Sentences
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Since seizin power in mid-August last year, the Taliban have imposed harsh edicts in Afghanistan, harking back to their repressive rule during the late 1990s.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Sussex, and others, to deliver seizin of all his lands in Sussex to certain persons therein named.
From Notes and Queries, Number 12, January 19, 1850 by Various
"Oh yes, you are!" she howled, seizin me round the neck.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 5: The London Punch Letters by Artemus Ward
There were some formal rites attending the transfer of the land and the ancient "livery of seizin" ceremony was duly enacted.
From Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck by Harrison Williams
"For I will give you a horse o' pride, Wi' blazon and spur and page and squire; Wi' keep and tail and seizin and law, And land to hold at your desire."
From Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling
