disseize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsiːz/
Etymology
From dis- + seize: compare French dessaisir.
Meanings
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(archaic) To deprive of seisin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land).
which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:to disseize a tenant of his freehold
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disseized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disseized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disseizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disseizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disseise | alternative | lexicographic |