The male bird . . . amuses her [the female] with his songs during
the whole time of her sitting.
Addison.
Sitting room, an apartment where the members of a family usually sit,
as distinguished from a drawing-room, parlor, chamber, or kitchen.
{ Sit"u*ate (?; 135), Sit"u*a`ted (?) }, a. [LL. situatus, from situare
to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site.] 1. Having a site,
situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently
fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or
on the seashore.