Sessile-eyed
(Ses"sile-eyed`) a. (Zoöl.) Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk; — opposed to
stalk-eyed.
Sessile-eyed Crustacea,
the Arthrostraca.
Session
(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.]
Sessional
(Ses"sion*al) a. Of or pertaining to a session or sessions.
Sesspool
(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.
Sesterce
(Ses"terce) n. [L. sestertius 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.
Sestet
(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.]
2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.