ˈsizhə(r), -ish- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin scissura, from scissus (past participle of scindere to split) + -ura -ure — more at shed
1. archaic : a cleft or elongated opening in a body or surface made by or as if by cutting : a cleft separating bodily parts or opening into the body
2. obsolete : a split or division in a group or union : schism