As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
seise (third-person singular simple present seises, present participle seising, simple past and past participle seised)
(transitive, legal) To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (someone).
(transitive, with of, legal) To put in possession.
(dated) To seize.
• Usually used in passive.
• ((with of) to put in possession): possess
• Essie
Source: Wiktionary
Seise, v. t.
Definition: See Seize. Spenser.
Note: This is the common spelling in the law phrase to be seised of (an estate).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.