session

¹ses·sion

noun \ˈse-shən\

Definition of SESSION

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-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of SESSION

1. Her health insurance will cover 12 one-hour sessions of therapy per year.
2. the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament
3. I'm going to take classes during the summer session.

Origin of SESSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin session-, sessio, literally, act of sitting, from sedēre to sit — more at sit

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SESSION

cession, freshen, hessian