Definitions for seisins

seisins sei·sin

Spelling: [see-zin]
IPA: /ˈsi zɪn/

Seisins is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in seisins (eiinsss).

Definitions for seisins

noun

  1. seizin.
  2. (originally) possession of either land or chattel.
  3. the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold.

Origin of seisins

1250-1300; Middle English Old French saisine, equivalent to sais(ir) to seize + -ine -ine2

Examples for seisins

He knew nothing of fee or seisin, or the laws of conveyancing, as his white brother knew it.

So she jogged along very comfortably, until she had made up her mind, and given Cradock the kiss of seisin.

Judgment: let Matilda have her seisin and let Clement be in mercy for disseisin.

It was allowed that a bargain and sale for a term, say, of one year, must transfer the seisin to the bargainee without enrolment.

Was perfected the sealing, livery, and seisin of my purchase of Sayes Court.

The covenant for seisin was an assurance to the grantee that the grantor had the estate which he purported to convey.

There were six men who expected rewards, but the wherewithal was held in seisin by other six.

The change of the heriot to the relief implies a suspension of ownership, and carries with it the custom of "livery of seisin."

It's no good beginning this method of what I may call, in technical language, 'seisin,' unless we go the whole hog.

The English seneschal surrendered the six castles and the seisin of the land.

Word Value for seisins
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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