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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.