English

Verb

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

1. (transitive, law) To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (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, with of, law) 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. (dated) To seize.

Synonyms

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

Usage notes

• Usually used in passive.

Anagrams

• Essie

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish seise, from Old Norse sessi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛʃə/

Noun

seise m ‎(genitive singular seise, nominative plural seisí)

1. companion, comrade

Declension

Mutation

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Norse sessi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʲesʲe/

Noun

seise m

1. companion

Inflection

Synonyms

• céile, coicéile, séitig

Descendants

• Irish: seise
• Manx: sheshey
• Scottish Gaelic: seis