seise

• seize

From Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir (“to put in possession of", "to take possession of”), from Early Medieval Latin sacīre, from Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring a legal charge against”), from Proto-Germanic *sakōną (“to charge, seek legal action against”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to track”). Cognate with Old High German sahhan (“to argue, scold”), Old English sacian (“to strive, contend”). More at sake.

seise (third-person singular simple present seises, present participle seising, simple past and past participle seised)

1. (transitive, law) To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone).
   • 1997, Nigel Saul, The Oxford illustrated history of medieval England, page 74:

     There a baron was created and seised by the king in a single act. His tenure was a function of his personal relationship with his lord king.

2. (transitive, law, with of) To put in possession.
   • 1878, Joshua Williams, The Seisin of the Freehold, page 55:

     He then died intestate; and I observed that his heir-at-law was not actually seised of Whiteacre, the possession of which became vacant on his ancestor's death

   • 2011, Article 3 section 7, Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011, Official Journal of the European Union L 55/15

     Where the appeal committee is seised, it shall meet at the earliest 14 days, except in duly justified cases, and at the latest 6 weeks, after the date of referral.

3. (archaic) To seize.

• Usually used in passive.

• ((with of) to put in possession): possess

• Essie

From Middle Irish *seise, from Old Norse sessi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛʃə/

seise m (genitive singular seise, nominative plural seisí)

1. companion, comrade

seise

1. Alternative form of seisen