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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.
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Seisin — is the possession of such an estate in land as was anciently thought worthy to be held by a free man. (Williams, On Seisin , p. 2)EtymologySeisin comes from Middle English saysen , seysen , in the legal sense of to put in possession of, or to… … Wikipedia
seisin — sei·sin or sei·zin / sēz ən/ n [Anglo French seisine, from Old French saisine act of taking possession, from saisir to seize, of Germanic origin] 1: the possession of land or chattels: as a: the possession of land arising from livery of seisin… … Law dictionary
Seisin — Sei sin, n. See {Seizin}. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seisin — [sē′zin] n. alt. sp. of SEIZIN … English World dictionary
seisin — /siyzan/ Possession of real property under claim of freehold estate. The completion of the feudal investiture, by which the tenant was admitted into the feud, and performed the rights of homage and fealty. Possession with an intent on the part of … Black's law dictionary
seisin — /see zin/, n. Law. seizin. * * * ▪ feudal law in English feudal society, a term that came to mean a type of possession that gained credibility with the passage of time. Seisin was not ownership nor was it mere possession that could be… … Universalium
Seisin — 1) Legal possession of a property. (Gies, Frances and Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village, 245) 2) Possession (often contrasted with ownership) of land. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 145) 3) The possession of land enjoyed by … Medieval glossary
seisin — The possession of a freehold estate by the owner. 42 Am J1st Prop § 45. The possession of land coupled with the right to possess it and a freehold estate therein, practically the same thing as ownership. Holt v Ruleau, 83 Vt 151, 74 A 1005. For… … Ballentine's law dictionary
seisin in law — The right to immediate possession of land under a freehold title. The right to make immediate seisin, which, existing in a husband during coverture, is a subject to which common law dower or its statutory equivalent attaches. 25 Am J2d Dow § 26.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
seisin in deed — A seisin in fact. An actual corporeal seisin which, existing in the husband, is a subject to which common law dower or its statutory equivalent attaches. 25 Am J2d Dow § 26 … Ballentine's law dictionary
seisin by hasp and staple — The investiture of a person of seisin by the feoffee s taking hold of the hasp of the door of the house and then bolting himself in … Ballentine's law dictionary
