Main Entry:

sé·ance

Pronunciation:

\ˈsā-ˌän(t)s, -ˌäⁿs, sā-ˈ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1803

1 : session, sitting 2 : a spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications