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.