assession

noun

as·​ses·​sion

əˈseshən,

aˈ-

plural -s

1

archaic : session

2

[probably from assess + -ion] : the assessing or renting of a lord's demesnes in the duchy of Cornwall

assessionable

-sh(ə)nəbəl

adjective

assessional

-shənᵊl

-shnəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin assession-, assessio, from assessus (past participle of assidēre to sit beside) + -ion-, -io -ion

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