seizin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sei"zin noun
Etymology
F. saisine. See Seize.
Definitions
  1. (Law) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership. Burrill.
  2. The act of taking possession. Obs.
  3. The thing possessed; property. Sir M. Halle. ✍ Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin.

Webster 1913