verb transitiveWord forms: disˈseized or disˈseizing
Law
to deprive wrongfully of real property; dispossess unlawfully
: also spelled disˈseise
Word origin
ME disseisen < Anglo-Fr disseisir < OFr dessaisir: see di-1 & seize
disseize in American English
(dɪsˈsiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -seized, -seizing
Law
to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, esp. wrongfully or by force; oust
Derived forms
disseizor
noun
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME disseise ‹ AF disseisir, equiv. to dis-dis-1 + seisir to seize]This word is first recorded in the period 1250–1300. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear, drift, front, number, touch