Definition of Seisin. Meaning of Seisin. Synonyms of Seisin

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Definition of Seisin

Seisin
Seisin Sei"sin, n. See Seizin. --Spenser.

Meaning of Seisin from wikipedia

- Seisin (or seizin) is a legal concept that denotes the right to legal possession of a thing, usually a fiefdom, fee, or an estate in land. It is similar...
- Livery of seisin (/ˈsiːzɪn/) is an archaic legal conveyancing ceremony, formerly practised in feudal England and in other countries following English common...
- baronets of the colonising kind, and yet were desirous, no doubt, to take seisin of their purchased grants in Nova Scotia, old Sir William, always provident...
- delivery is thought to symbolically replace the ancient ceremony of livery of seisin. The traditional phrase signed, sealed and delivered refers to the practice...
- annexata maneria. The first duke ordered a survey called "The Caption of Seisin of the Duchy of Cornwall" in May 1337 to determine the extent of duchy holdings...
- term in English law was livery of seisin (but not the term seisin). Seisin, English feudal equivalent Livery of seisin Moot hill, a sasine ceremony of barony...
- under customary title by traditional landowners. The precise nature of the seisin varies from one culture to another. Many writers portray land as the communal...
- covenants and ****ure covenants. Present covenants Covenant of seisin: "A covenant of seisin or good right to convey." Covenant of right to convey: Covenants...
- seize in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Seize or seise may refer to: Seisin, legal possession of property Seizing, a class of knots used to semi-permanently...
- the delivery of seisin, was generally effected on the land itself in a symbolic ceremony termed "feoffment with [de]livery of seisin." In the ceremony...