seisin

  1. (historical) An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession.
  2. (obsolete) The act of taking possession.
  3. (obsolete) The thing possessed; property.

Etymology

In summary

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.

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