seisin
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sei·sin
also sei·zin (sē′zĭn)n.
1. Legal possession of land, as a freehold estate.
2.
a. The act or an instance of taking legal possession of land.
b. Property thus possessed.
[Middle English seisine, from Old French saisine, from seisir, to seize; see seize.]
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seisin
(ˈsiːzɪn) orseizin
n
(Law) property law feudal possession of an estate in land
[C13: from Old French seisine, from seisir to seize]
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sei•sin
or sei•zin
(ˈsi zɪn)n.
1. possession or right to possession of an estate of freehold.
2. possession of either land or chattel.
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seizin, seisin
1. possession of a freehold estate.
2. the estate so possessed.
See also: Property and Ownership2. the estate so possessed.
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