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Definition of Seizin

Seizin
Seizin Sei"zin, n. [F. saisine. See Seize.] 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. Note: Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin. Livery of seizin. (Eng. Law) See Note under Livery, 1.

Meaning of Seizin from wikipedia

- Seisin (or seizin) denotes the legal possession of a feudal fiefdom or fee, that is to say an estate in land. It was used in the form of "the son and heir...
- The Seizin Press was a small press, founded in 1927 by Laura Riding and Robert Graves in London from 1928 until 1935. From 1930 it was based in Majorca...
- (Deya: Seizin Press; London: Constable, Autumn 1935) Volume II (Deya: Seizin Press; London: Constable, Summer 1936) Volume III (Deya: Seizin Press; London:...
- There they continued to publish letterpress books under the rubric of the Seizin Press, founded and edited the literary journal, Epilogue and wrote two successful...
- Livery of seisin (/ˈsiːzɪn/) is an archaic legal conveyancing ceremony, formerly practised in feudal England and in other countries following English common...
- relationship formed the basis of landholding, known as feudal tenure, whereby the seizin vested in the tenant (the v****al) was so similar to actual possession that...
- overlordship came into existence by the process of the lord of the manor granting seizin of the fee concerned to his prospective tenant and receiving from him homage...
- the village, where he collaborated with Laura Riding in setting up the Seizin Press. Graves returned after the war and remained in Deià until his death...
- Coming of Age Day (成人の日, Seijin no Hi) is a public holiday in ****an held annually on the second Monday of January under the Happy Monday System. It is...
- Perceval Graves (father) Charles Patrick Graves (brother) Philip Graves (half-brother) Charles Graves (grandfather) Related Seizin Press The Laureate...