assise

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French assise.

Noun

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assise (plural assises)

  1. (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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See asseoir.

Noun

assise f (plural assises)

  1. foundation (supporting base of a wall)
  2. (figuratively) base, foundation
  3. (geology) stratum, bed, layer (layer of sedimentary rock)
  4. (ecology) stratum (layer of vegetation)
  5. (anatomy) stratum (layer of tissue)
  6. (masonry) course (row or layer of bricks)
  7. seat of a chair

Participle

assise f sg

  1. feminine singular of assis
    Elle est assise en ce moment-même.
    She is sitting down at this very moment.

Adjective

assise

  1. feminine singular of assis
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Etymology 2

Noun

assise f (plural assises)

  1. (archaic, Lorraine, chiefly plural) fly excrement

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈsi.ze/
  • Rhymes: -ize
  • Hyphenation: as‧sì‧se

Etymology 1

Noun

assise f pl (plural only)

  1. assizes

Etymology 2

Participle

assise f pl

  1. feminine plural of assiso

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French assises, from Latin assideō. Compare syse.

Pronunciation

Noun

assise (plural assises)

  1. (law) A holding of the court of assize (a regularly-scheduled regional court); an assizes.
  2. (law) A legal case for a court of assize.
  3. (law) A legal document or text enforcing a standard for an item.
  4. (law) An enforced standard measurement of a product's nature (e.g. mass, standard, dimensions, etc.)
  5. A method, a way of doing something.
  6. A type or sort of something; a variety.
  7. Established or standard practice; customary action.
  8. A verdict, finding, or conclusion.
  9. (religion) The Final Judgment.
  10. (law) Any legal text or document; a law.
  11. The correct or normal position in a sequential group.
  12. (rare) A point of difference; that which makes something distinct.

Descendants

  • English: assize
  • Scots: assize (now rare)

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Adjective

assise

  1. customary, standard, usual

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