seisin

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Middle English seysen, from Old French seisin, from the verb seisir, from Vulgar Latin *saciō, from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (satjan) and Old English settan. More at seize.

seisin (plural seisins)

(law, common law, historical) 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.
(obsolete) The act of taking possession.
(obsolete) The thing possessed; property.

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seisin m (oblique plural seisins, nominative singular seisins, nominative plural seisin)