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seisin

seisin noun: an entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.

Noun

seisin (plural seisins)

  1. (historical) An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.
  2. (obsolete) The act of taking possession.
  3. (obsolete) The thing possessed; property.
    • Diſſeiſin is a large Title, and is an unlawful Entry and Ouſter of him that has an actual Seiſin and Freehold.1713, [Matthew Hale], “[The Analysis of the Law: […].] Sect. XLIII. Concerning Wrongs which Carry with Them an Amotion of Possession.”, in The History and Analysis of the Common Law of England: […]...

Forms of seisin

pluralseisins
alternative formseizin

Origin of seisin

From Middle English seisin, seysen, from Old French seisin, from the verb seisir, from Early Medieval Latin sacīre, from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (satjan) and Old English settan. More at seize, seise.

Questions about seisin

What does seisin mean?
Seisin means an entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.
What part of speech is seisin?
Seisin is a noun.
What is the plural of seisin?
The plural of seisin is seisins.

Words near seisin in the dictionary

  1. Seisen
  2. seiser
  3. seisers
  4. seises
  5. Seishin
  6. seisin
  7. seising
  8. seisings
  9. seisins
  10. seism
  11. seismal

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