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session


Main Entry: 1ses·sion
Pronunciation: \ˈse-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin session-, sessio, literally, act of sitting, from sedēre to sit — more at sit
Date: 14th century

1 : a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business <morning session>
2 plural a (1) : a sitting of English justices of peace in execution of the powers conferred by their commissions (2) : an English court holding such sessions b : any of various courts similar to the English sessions
3 : the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the prorogation or final adjournment
4 : the ruling body of a Presbyterian congregation consisting of the elders in active service
5 : the period during the year or day in which a school conducts classes
6 : a meeting or period devoted to a particular activity <a recording session>

ses·sion·al \ˈsesh-nəl, ˈse-shə-nəl\ adjective


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