séance

sé·ance

noun \ˈsā-ˌän(t)s, -ˌäⁿs, sā-ˈ\

Definition of SÉANCE

1

: session, sitting

2

: a spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications

Origin of SÉANCE

French, from Middle French, from seoir to sit, assemble, from Old French, from Latin sedēre — more at sit

First Known Use: 1803

Rhymes with SÉANCE

jouissance, nuance, Provence