seise
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seise
Where it comes from
From Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir (“to put in possession of", "to take possession of”), from Early Medieval 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 seises · seising · seised · seize
- To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone). 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.
- To put in possession. 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
- To seize.
- 1798, Francis Lathom, chapter 6, in The Midnight Bell, volume 1, page 164
- She shrieked, and endeavoured to pass him: he seised her hand, and exclaiming "my lucky stars are at length predominant," dragged her into the outer apartment.
- 1798, Francis Lathom, chapter 11, in The Midnight Bell, volume 2, page 46
- Their astonishment at seeing me you may well conceive; they immediately seised and gagged me, and having some moments concerted how they should dispose of me, to prevent my appearing in evidence against them, which by signs I endeavoured to convince them I would not do, if they would depart, and suffer me to remain unmolested, they resolved on carrying me to what they called their cave.
