SEIZIN

Noun

seizin (plural seizins)

Alternative form of seisin

Source: Wiktionary

Sei"zin, n. Etym: [F. saisine. See Seize.]

1. (Law)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition