seisin noun & verb.
['si:zɪn] Also
seizin.
ME.[Anglo-Norman sesine, Old French seisine, (also mod.) saisine, from saisir SEIZE verb: see -INE4.]A. noun.
1. Orig.
gen., possession. Now
spec. in
Law, freehold possession of land or chattels; the action of taking such possession; that which is held thus.
ME.livery of seisin: see
LIVERY noun.
primer seisin: see
PRIMER adjective 1.
2. Scots Law. =
SASINE.
ME.B. verb.
1. verb trans. =
SEIZE verb 1. Only in
LME.2. verb trans. =
SEIZE verb 4.
LME-M16.3. verb intrans. Seize
upon.
M-L16. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲