sessional


ses·sion

C0217500 (sĕsh′ən)n.1. a. A meeting of a legislative or judicial body for the purpose of transacting business.b. A series of such meetings.c. The term or duration of time that is taken by such a series of meetings.2. The part of a year or of a day during which a school holds classes.3. A period of time devoted to a specific activity: a recording session at a music studio; a login session that was disrupted by a power outage.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sessiō, sessiōn-, act of sitting, from sessus, past participle of sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
ses′sion·al adj.ses′sion·al·ly adv.
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