seise

English

Etymology

From Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir (“to put in possession of", "to take possession of”), from Late Latin sacīre, from Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring a legal charge against”), from Proto-Germanic *sakōną (“to charge, seek legal action against”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to track”). Cognate with Old High German sahhan (“to argue, scold”), Old English sacian (“to strive, contend”). More at sake.

Verb

seise (third-person singular simple present seises, present participle seising, simple past and past participle seised)

1. (transitive, law) To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (someone).
   • 1997, Nigel Saul, The Oxford illustrated history of medieval England, page 74:

     There a baron was created and seised by the king in a single act. His tenure was a function of his personal relationship with his lord king.

2. (transitive, with of, law) To put in possession.
   • 1878, Joshua Williams, The Seisin of the Freehold, page 55:

     He then died intestate; and I observed that his heir-at-law was not actually seised of Whiteacre, the possession of which became vacant on his ancestor's death

   • 2011, Article 3 section 7, Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011, Official Journal of the European Union L 55/15

     Where the appeal committee is seised, it shall meet at the earliest 14 days, except in duly justified cases, and at the latest 6 weeks, after the date of referral.

3. (dated) To seize.

Usage notes

• Usually used in passive.

Synonyms

• ((with of) to put in possession): possess

Anagrams

• Essie

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *seise, from Old Norse sessi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛʃə/

Noun

seise m (genitive singular seise, nominative plural seisí)

1. companion, comrade

Declension

Declension of seise

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative seise seisí Vocative a sheise a sheisí Genitive seise seisí Dative seise seisí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an seise na seisí Genitive an tseise na seisí Dative leis an seise don seise leis na seisí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seise	sheise after an, tseise	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Middle English

Verb

seise

1. Alternative form of seisen