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S — Search to Seldom (Part 11 of 11)

Segregation, n. Separation, disconnection, insulation, isolation, detachment, parting, dispersion.

Seidlitz-powder, n. Rochelle-powder.

Seignior, n. Lord.

Seigniorage, n. Royalty, share of profit.

Seigniory, n. Lordship, manor.

Seine, n. Large fishing-net.

Seize, v. a.

    1. Gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, lay hold on, lay hold of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly).
    2. Come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease), attack, take hold of.
    3. Fasten, fix.
    4. Comprehend, apprehend.
    5. Take, capture, arrest, apprehend.

Seized of. (Law.) Possessing, possessed of.

Seizure, n.

    1. Taking, catching, griping, grasping, capture, appropriation.
    2. Retention, possession, hold, grasp, gripe.

Seldom, ad. Rarely, infrequently.