Seizor
(Sei"zor) n. (Law) One who seizes, or takes possession.
Seizure
(Sei"zure) n.
1. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as,
the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
2. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
Make o'er thy honor by a deed of trust,
And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.
Dryden. 3. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
Sejant
(Se"jant, Se"jeant) a. [F. séant, p. pr. of seoir to sit, L. sedere.] (Her.) Sitting, as a lion or
other beast.
Sejant rampant,
sitting with the forefeet lifted up. Wright.
Sejein
(Se*jein") v. t. [L. sejungere; pref. se- aside + jungere to join. See Join.] To separate. [Obs.]
Sejunction
(Se*junc"tion) n. [L. sejunctio. See Sejoin.] The act of disjoining, or the state of being
disjoined. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
Sejungible
(Se*jun"gi*ble) a. [See Sejoin.] Capable of being disjoined. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
Seke
(Seke) a. Sick. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Seke
(Seke) v. t. & i. To seek. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sekes
(||Se"kes) n. [NL., fr. Gr. a pen, a sacred inclosure, a shrine.] (Arch.) A place in a pagan temple
in which the images of the deities were inclosed.
Selachian
(Se*la"chi*an) n. (Zoöl.) One of the Selachii. See Illustration in Appendix.
Selachii
(||Se*la"chi*i) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a fish having cartilages instead of bones.] (Zoöl.) An order
of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also Selacha, Selache, and
Selachoidei.
Selachoidei
(||Sel`a*choi"de*i) n. pl. [NL. See Selachii, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Selachii.
Selachostomi
(||Sel`a*chos"to*mi) n. pl. [NL. See Selachii, and Stoma.] (Zoöl.) A division of ganoid
fishes which includes the paddlefish, in which the mouth is armed with small teeth.
Selaginella
(||Sel`a*gi*nel"la) n. [NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a kind of plant.] (Bot.) A genus of cryptogamous
plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many
species are cultivated in conservatories.
Selah
(Se"lah) n. [Heb. selah.] (Script.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by
some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song.
Beyond the fact that Selah is a musical term, we know absolutely nothing about it.
Dr. W. Smith (Bib.
Dict.) Selcouth
(Sel"couth) a. [AS. selcuð, seldcuð; seld rare + cuð known. See Uncouth.] Rarely known; unusual; strange.
[Obs.]
[She] wondered much at his so selcouth case.
Spenser.