insession
/ɪnˈsɛʃən/
insession noun: the act of sitting, as in a tub or bath.
Noun
insession (plural insessions)
- The act of sitting, as in a tub or bath.
- Used by way of fomentation, insession, or bath.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
- That in which one sits, as a bathing tub.
- Insessions be bathing tubs half full.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
Forms of insession
| plural | insessions |
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Origin of insession
From Latin insessio, from insidere, insessum (“to sit in”). See insidious.
Questions about insession
- What does insession mean?
- Insession means the act of sitting, as in a tub or bath.
- What part of speech is insession?
- Insession is a noun.
- How do you pronounce insession?
- Insession is pronounced /ɪnˈsɛʃən/.
- What is the plural of insession?
- The plural of insession is insessions.
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