Latin dictionary · verb

sedeō

to sit, to be seated

Dictionary forms: sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessum

Inflection: second conjugation, impersonal in the passive

Meaning and definitions

1. to sit, to be seated
2. to sit in an official seat; sit in council or court, hold court, preside
3. to keep the field, remain encamped
4. to settle or sink down, subside
5. to sit still; remain, tarry, stay, abide, linger, loiter; sit around
6. to hold or hang fast or firm; to be established, settled, fixed, determined, resolved

Connected roots

• sed-

  sitting, settling

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• session

  a period devoted to a particular activity

• reside

  to have one's permanent home in a particular place

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