Seisura, sī-sū′ra, n. a genus of Australian fly-catchers.
Seity, sē′i-ti, n. something peculiar to one's self.
Seiurus, sī-ū′rus, n. the genus of birds including the American wagtails.
Seize, sēz,—v.t. to take possession of forcibly: to take hold of: to grasp: to apprehend by legal authority: to come upon suddenly: to lash or make fast.—v.i. to lay hold of with the claws: in metallurgy, to cohere.—adj. Seiz′able.—ns. Seiz′er; Seiz′ing, the act of taking hold: (naut.) the operation of lashing with several turns of a cord. [O. Fr. saisir (Prov. sazir, to take possession of)—Old High Ger. sazzan, to set, Ger. setzen, Eng. set.]
Seizin, Seisin, sē′zin, n. the taking possession of an estate as of freehold: the thing possessed—the same as Sasine (q.v.).—n. Seiz′or, one who takes legal possession.
Seizure, sē′zhūr, n. act of seizing: capture: grasp: the thing seized: a sudden attack.
Sejant, Sejeant, sē′jant, adj. (her.) sitting. [Fr. séant, pr.p. of seoir—L. sedēre, to sit.]
Sejoin, sē-join′, v.t. (obs.) to separate.—n. Sejunc′tion, separation.
Sejugous, sē′jōō-gus, adj. (bot.) having six pairs of leaflets. [L. sejugis—sex, six, jugum, a yoke.]
Sekos, sē′kos, n. in Greek antiquities, any sacred enclosure, a sanctuary, cella of the temple.