Meanings
plural seisins · alternative seizin
- historicallawAn entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.
- obsoleteThe act of taking possession.
- obsoleteThe 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: […], [London]: […] J[ohn] Nutt, assignee of Edw[ard] Sayer Esq; for J. Walthoe, […], →OCLC, page 131
Origin
- Early Medieval Latinsacīre
- Old Frenchseisin
- Middle Englishseisin
- Englishseisin
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.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Early Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian владение
- владение (vladenie)(historical) feudal right to possession
Dutch weer
- weer(historical) feudal right to possession
French saisine
- saisine(historical) feudal right to possession
German Gewere
- Gewere(historical) feudal right to possession
Cite this entry
seisin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seisin
“seisin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seisin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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