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seise

American

[seez] / siz /

verb (used with or without object)

seised, seising

Chiefly Law. seize.

seise British

/ siːz /

verb

to put into legal possession of (property, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of seise

variant of _seize

Example Sentences

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They skise a large space, and seeme for to flie withal, and therefore they cal them Letach Vechshe, that is, the flying squirrels.

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