SEIZIN


Meaning of SEIZIN in English

/see"zin/ , n. Law.

1. (originally) possession of either land or chattel.

2. the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold.

Also, seisin .

[ 1250-1300; ME saisine, equiv. to sais ( ir ) to SEIZE + -ine -INE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .