The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
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.
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.
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting.
An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; - in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.
