disseizee

/dɪsˈsiːzɪ/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who has been or is being dispossessed or deprived of something, especially property or a right.

“The disseizee in the land dispute was unable to reclaim their ancestral home.”

2. noun

A person who has been dispossessed or dispossessing, especially as a result of an act of force or coercion.

“The historical account described the powerful lord as a disseizee who seized the land from the peasants.”

Synonyms

  • deprived
  • dispossessed

Antonyms

  • owner
  • possessor