disseise
[ dis-seez ]
verb (used with object),dis·seised, dis·seis·ing.Law.
to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by force; oust.
Origin of disseise
1- Sometimes dis·seize .
Other words from disseise
- dis·sei·sor, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for disseise
disseise
disseize
/ (dɪsˈsiːz) /
verb
(tr) property law to deprive of seisin; wrongfully dispossess of a freehold interest in land
Origin of disseise
1C14: from Anglo-Norman desseisir, from dis- 1 + seize
Derived forms of disseise
- disseisor or disseizor, noun
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