əˈseshən, aˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin assession-, assessio, from assessus (past participle of assidēre to sit beside) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic : session
2.
[probably from assess + -ion ]
: the assessing or renting of a lord's demesnes in the duchy of Cornwall
• as·ses·sion·a·ble -sh(ə)nəbəl adjective
• as·ses·sion·al -shən ə l,-shnəl adjective