seise

1. (transitive, law) To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone).Examples: "There a baron was created and seised by the king in a single act. His tenure was a function of his personal relationship with his lord king."transitive

2. (transitive, law, with of) To put in possession.Examples: "He then died intestate; and I observed that his heir-at-law was not actually seised of Whiteacre, the possession of which became vacant on his ancestor's death"; "Where the appeal committee is seised, it shall meet at the earliest 14 days, except in duly justified cases, and at the latest 6 weeks, after the date of referral."Synonyms: possesstransitivewith-of

3. (archaic) To seize.archaic