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Complete Definition of "seisin"

English

Etymology
Middle English - saysen or seysen, meaning to seize.
Old French - seisir or saisir which is from the low latin word sacire, generally referred to the same source as Goth satjan and Old English settan.

Noun
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seisin

  1. law a feudal period term for title to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.

See also
livery of seisin

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