DISSEISE


Meaning of DISSEISE in English

transitive verb

or dis·seize də(s)ˈsēz, (ˈ)di(s)|s-

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English disseisen, from Medieval Latin disseisiare & Anglo-French disseisir, from Old French dessaisir to dispossess, from des- dis- (I) + saisir to put in possession of — more at seize

: to deprive of seisin ; usually : to wrongfully dispossess or oust (as one in freehold possession of land) — used with of, formerly with from

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