Ses"sa (?), interj. Hurry; run. [Obs.] Shak.
Ses"sile (?), a. [L. sessilis low, dwarf, from sedere, sessum, to sit:
cf. F. sessile.] 1. Attached without any sensible projecting support.
2. (Bot.) Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a
petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom.
3. (Zoöl.) Permanently attached; - - said of the gonophores of certain
hydroids which never became detached.
Ses"sile-eyed` (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having eyes which are not elevated on a
stalk; -- opposed to stalk-eyed.
Sessile-eyed Crustacea, the Arthrostraca.
Ses"sion (?), n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F.
session. See Sit.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
[Archaic]
So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand
of God do import.
Hooker.
But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . . Leaped from her
session on his lap, and stood.
Tennyson.
2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc., or the
actual assembly of the members of such a body, for the transaction of
business.
It's fit this royal session do proceed.
Shak.
3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court,
council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of
time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment;
thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne,
and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a
term.
It was resolved that the convocation should meet at the beginning
of the next session of Parliament.
Macaulay.
Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used as a title for a
court of justices, held for granting licenses to innkeepers, etc., and
for laying out highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the United States.
Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian Church, composed
of the pastor and a body of elders elected by the members of a
particular church, and having the care of matters pertaining to the
religious interests of that church, as the admission and dismission of
members, discipline, etc. -- Court of Session, the supreme civil court
of Scotland. -- Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter. --
Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the peace. [Eng.]
Ses"sion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a session or sessions.
Sess"pool` (?), n. [Prov. E. suss hogwash, soss a dirty mess, a puddle
+ E. pool a puddle; cf. Gael. ses a coarse mess.] Same as Cesspool.
Ses"terce (?), n. [L. sestertius (sc. nummus), fr. sestertius two and a
half; semis half + tertius third: cf. F. sesterce.] (Rom. Antiq.) A
Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a
denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward
four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents.
The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand sesterces, equal to £8
17s 1d. sterling, or about $43, before the reign of Augustus. After his
reign its value was about £7 16s. 3d. sterling. The sesterce was
originally coined only in silver, but later both in silver and brass.
Ses*tet" (?), n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus, fr. sex
six.] 1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six
instruments; a sextet; -- called also sestuor. [Written also sestett,
sestette.]