Definitions for seizins

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seizins sei·zin

Spelling: [see-zin]

IPA: /ˈsi zɪn/

Seizins is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in seizins (eiinssz).

Definitions for seizins

noun

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

Origin of seizins

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

Examples for seizins

Th' bailiffs dhrove out in squads, seizin' cattle an' turnin' people into th' r-road.

There were some formal rites attending the transfer of the land and the ancient "livery of seizin" ceremony was duly enacted.

This was the transferring of land under the old ceremony of the livery of seizin, a feudal ceremony.

This is of more value than a score of prisoners, although there's far less satisfaction in seizin' it.