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zɪn
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noun
Law
.
1.
(originally)
possession
of either land or chattel.
2.
the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold.
Also,
seisin.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
<
Old French
saisine,
equivalent to
sais
(
ir
) to
seize
+
-ine
-ine
2
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seisin
or
(
US
)
seizin
(ˈsiːzɪn)
—
n
property law
feudal possession of an estate in land
[C13: from Old French
seisine,
from
seisir
to
seize
]
seizin
or
(
US
)
seizin
—
n
[C13: from Old French
seisine,
from
seisir
to
seize
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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