Seizin /(?)/

Sei·zin

Seizin

n.
  1. Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership. (Law)
  2. The act of taking possession. [Obs.]
  3. The thing possessed; property.

Phrases & Compounds
Livery of seizin
See Note under Livery, 1.