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prim·er seisin | \ ˈprimə(r), -īmə(r)- \
Definition of primer seisin
: a right of the crown to exact from the heir of a tenant in capite seised of a knight's fee one year's profits of the land in addition to the ordinary relief if the lands were in immediate possession or half a year's profits if the lands were in reversion expectant on a life estate
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