the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > conferring or consulting > audience or opportunity (4)
speechc900
With possessive pronoun, or the and genitive: The opportunity of speaking or conversing with a person; an audience or interview with one. In phrases t…
audience1514
A formal interview or hearing, esp. one granted by a monarch or government minister to a subject or official. Chiefly with †of, with.