n.
Pronunciation: ' s ā - ˌ än(t)s, - ˌ ä n s, s ā - '
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from seoir to sit, assemble, from Old French, from Latin sed ē re ― more at SIT
Date: 1803
1 : SESSION , SITTING
2 : a spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications