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Definition of Seise
1. v. t. See Seize.
Definition of Seise
1. Verb. (transitive legal) To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (someone). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive with of legal) To put in possession. ¹
3. Verb. (dated) To seize. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seise
1. to seize [v SEISED, SEISING, SEISES] : SEISABLE [adj] - See also: seize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seise
Literary usage of Seise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"seise, JA 3v. $2.50. Cook, Anstadt. Christian prophets and the prophetic Apocalypse.
Selwyn, E: C. net $1.90. Macmillan. Bible—Apocrypha. ..."
2. Bradford's History "of Plimoth Plantation.": From the Original Manuscript by William Bradford, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State (1899)
"... to take, apprehend, seise, and make prise of all such persons, their ships
and goods, as shall attempte to inhabite or trade with y* savage people of ..."
3. Archives of Maryland by Maryland Historical Society (1887)
"... other goods of the said henry bishop & others did seise take & carry away of
his owne authority, against the will of the said henry bishop and other the ..."
4. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Charles Petersdorff, Elisha Hammond (1829)
"56; °lee' '™tn.e 3 Вас. Ab. 19; 11 Vin. Ab. 87, 89; 2 Roll. 158. иГ™,!*«» 5.
RICHARDSON v. seise, MT 1698, К. В. 12 Mod. 306. 6. CLERK r. WITHERS,!«. ..."
5. Bradford's History "of Plimoth Plantation." by William Bradford, Massachusetts General Court (1899)
"... to take, apprehend, seise, and make prise of all such persons, their ships
and goods, as shall attempte to inhabite or trade with ye savage people of ..."
6. Memoir of Thomas Addis and Robert Emmet: With Their Ancestors and Immediate by Thomas Addis Emmet (1915)
"... through all the changes of British policy, still doomed to endure the bitter
curse of insult and gloomy horrors of servitude, and still seise every ..."
7. A Treatise on Copyholds: Customary Freeholds, Ancient Demesne, and the by John Scriven (1833)
"... have been explained by other acts, but that the subsequent grant of the lord
clearly showed that he meant to seise absolutely («). ..."
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