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disseizin

/dɪˈsiːzɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-seizin
IPA
/dɪˈsiːzɪn/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of disseizing; an act of unlawful dispossessing, especially of someone's lands.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Dispossession.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English disseisen, from Anglo-Norman disseisine; equivalent to dis- + seizin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

disseizins (plural) disseisin (alternative)

Derived Forms

redisseizin

Phrases

novel disseizin

Questions

How do you pronounce disseizin?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsiːzɪn/.
What does disseizin mean?
The act of disseizing; an act of unlawful dispossessing, especially of someone's lands.
Where does disseizin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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