What is the Latin word for sitting?

The usual Latin words for “sitting” are sessiō, cōnsīdō, concilium; also senātus, acroāsis, lūcubrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sitting” in Latin

sessiōa sitting; a seat, place to sit; an idle sitting, loitering cōnsīdōto sit down, be seated; to settle, settle down, establish residence (with enduring commitment); to sit (as a judge)conciliuma council; a meeting senātusalternative letter-case form of Senātus (“the Roman Senate”); senate, a council of elders, parliament, or similar delibe acroāsispublic lecture lūcubrātiōThe act of working by night, candlelight or lamplight; lucubration, nocturnal study, night work.; Anything made, produce

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sitting

Act of sitting, sessio: consessus (of several).

Assembly for deliberation, etc., sessio (used by Ulp., of the sitting of the praetor): consessus: concilium (of a deliberate assembly). A sitting of the Senate, senatus (☞ not sessio senatus). A sitting of a learned society, etc., acroasis: to hold such a sitting, acroasin facere: sitting-up (for study), lucubratio.

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What is the Latin word for sitting?: The usual Latin words for “sitting” are sessiō, cōnsīdō, concilium; also senātus, acroāsis, lūcubrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.