besaiel

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1. n. Alt. of Besayle Source: opted
2. 1. A great-grandfather. [Obs.] 2. (Law) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out. This is now abolished. Blackstone. Source: webster
3. besaiel (plural besaiels) (obsolete) A great-grandfather. (law, obsolete) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out. Source: ecdict

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