seised

Verb

seise (third-person singular simple present seises, present participle seising, simple past and past participle seised)

1. (transitive) To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone).
   • There a baron was created and seised by the king in a single act. His tenure was a function of his personal relationship with his lord king.1997, Nigel Saul, The Oxford illustrated history of medieval England, page 74
2. (transitive, with-of) To put in possession.
   • He then died intestate; and I observed that his heir-at-law was not actually seised of Whiteacre, the possession of which became vacant on his ancestor's death1878, Joshua Williams, The Seisin of the Freehold, page 55

   Synonyms:

   possess

3. (archaic) To seize.
4. 1798, Francis Lathom, chapter 6, in The Midnight Bell, volume 1, page 164
5. She shrieked, and endeavoured to pass him: he seised her hand, and exclaiming "my lucky stars are at length predominant," dragged her into the outer apartment.
6. 1798, Francis Lathom, chapter 11, in The Midnight Bell, volume 2, page 46

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