seise

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone). transitive
    — 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. To put in possession. transitive,with-of
    — 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
  3. To seize. archaic

词形变化

seises present,singular,third-person seising participle,present seised participle,past seised past seize alternative

词源

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.
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