assession

== English == === Etymology === From Latin assessio. See sit. === Noun === assession (plural assessions) A sitting beside or near; especially as a participant in an official proceeding such as a meeting of an organization or a court case; an official membership or seat. (historical) An official review and recognition of the feudal distribution of land, including the tenants living on that land and the terms of their holdings, which was held every seven years (the term of each tenant's lease). The act of assessment. Misspelling of accession.