seisin

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English - English
A feudal term for an entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession; still used in technical discussions of real property law today
{n} the act of taking possession
French scisin, to make to possess or to sit upon The possession of land under a claim, either express or implied by law, of an estate amounting at least to a freehold Towle v Ayer, 8 N H 59 (1835) See Seisina below Originally, seisin was the completion of the feudal investiture; it now means ownership A "covenant of seisin" and a "covenant of right to convey" are synonymous Cook v Hammond, 4 Mass 488 (1827)
{i} possession, ownership; ownership of a freehold estate (Law)
Possession - especially of real estate
Possession of land by someone holding a freehold estate in the land
a feudal period term for title to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession
seisin

    Hyphenation

    sei·sin

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    Etymology

    () Middle English saysen, or seysen (“to seize”) Old French seisir, saisir Vulgar Latin word *sacire, from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Gothic satjan and Old English settan.
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