- pour seisir terres
- A writ which lay for the seizure by the crown of lands held in dower by the widow of a tenant in capite, if she re-married without the consent of the king.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
pour seisir terres
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pour seisir terres — /pur siyzar tehriyz/ L. Fr. An ancient writ whereby the crown seized the land which the wife of its deceased tenant, who held in capite, had for her dower, if she married without leave … Black's law dictionary
