sederunt

sederunt
se·der·unt (sə-dîrʹənt, -dĕrʹ-) n.
A prolonged session, as for discussion.
  [From Latin sēdērunt, third person pl. perfect tense of sedēre, to sit. See sed-.

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  • sederunt — noun Etymology: Latin, there (they) sat (from sedēre to sit), word used to introduce list of those attending a session more at sit Date: 1825 a prolonged sitting (as for discussion) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sederunt — [sɪ dɪərənt, dɛ: ] noun (in Scotland) a sitting of an ecclesiastical assembly or other body. Origin C17: from L., lit. (the following persons) sat …   English new terms dictionary

  • sederunt — se·de·runt …   English syllables

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  • Acts of sederunt — Sederunt Se*de runt, n. [L., they sat, fr. sedere to sit.] A sitting, as of a court or other body. [1913 Webster] T is pity we have not Burns s own account of that long sederunt. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] {Acts of sederunt} (Scots Law),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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