assise
See also: Assise
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
assise (plural assises)
- (geology) Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
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French edit
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Etymology 1 edit
See asseoir.
Noun edit
assise f (plural assises)
- foundation (supporting base of a wall)
- (figuratively) base, foundation
- (geology) stratum, bed, layer (layer of sedimentary rock)
- (ecology) stratum (layer of vegetation)
- (anatomy) stratum (layer of tissue)
- (masonry) course (row or layer of bricks)
- seat of a chair
Participle edit
assise f sg
- feminine singular of assis
- Elle est assise en ce moment-même.
- She is sitting down at this very moment.
Adjective edit
assise
See also edit
- assises (further definitions)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
assise f (plural assises)
Further reading edit
- “assise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
assise f pl (plural only)
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
assise f pl
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French assises, from Latin assideō. Compare syse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
assise (plural assises)
- (law) A holding of the court of assize (a regularly-scheduled regional court); an assizes.
- (law) A legal case for a court of assize.
- (law) A legal document or text enforcing a standard for an item.
- (law) An enforced standard measurement of a product's nature (e.g. mass, standard, dimensions, etc.)
- A method, a way of doing something.
- A type or sort of something; a variety.
- Established or standard practice; customary action.
- A verdict, finding, or conclusion.
- (religion) The Final Judgment.
- (law) Any legal text or document; a law.
- The correct or normal position in a sequential group.
- (rare) A point of difference; that which makes something distinct.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “assīse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Adjective edit
assise
References edit
- “assīse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.