disseized

Variant of disseize

disseize definition

dis·seize (dis sēz′)

transitive verb disseized -·seized′, disseizing -·seiz′·ing

Law to deprive wrongfully of real property; dispossess unlawfully
also spelled disseise dis·seise′

Etymology: ME disseisen < Anglo-Fr disseisir < OFr dessaisir: see dis- & seize

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