[ses.sion] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L session-, sessio, lit., act of sitting, fr. sedere to sit--more at sit] (14c) 1: a meeting or series of meetings of a body (as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business "morning ~"
2. pl 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 ~" -- ses.sion.al adj