session
ses.sion \'sesh-*n\ \'sesh-n*l, -*n-*l\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L session-,
sessio, lit., act of sitting, fr. s]essus, pp. of sede-re to sit - more at
SIT 1: a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or
legislature) fo r the transaction of business {morning ~} pl 2a1: a
sitting of English justices of peace in execution of the powers conf erred
by their commissions 2a2: an English court holding such sessions 2b: any
of various courts answering more or less to the English sessions 3: the
period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body a nd 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 {recording ~R} - ses.sion.al aj