disseisin

[ dis-see-zin ]

nounLaw.
  1. the act of disseising.

  2. the state of being disseized.

Origin of disseisin

1
First recorded in1250–1300; Middle English disseisine, from Anglo-French; see dis-1, seisin
  • Sometimes dis·sei·zin .

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disseisin

disseizin

/ (dɪsˈsiːzɪn) /


noun
  1. the act of disseising or state of being disseised

Origin of disseisin

1
C14: from Old French dessaisine; see dis- 1, seisin

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