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