sederunt

American  

[si-deer-uhnt] / sɪˈdɪər ənt /

noun

1. a prolonged discussion or session for discussion.

2. a sitting of a church assembly or other body.

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sederunt British  

/ sɪˈdɛərənt, sɪˈderʊnt /

noun

1. a sitting of an ecclesiastical assembly, court, etc

2. the list of persons present

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Etymology

Origin of sederunt

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin sēdērunt “they sat, have sat; there sat (followed by a list of participants),” equivalent to sēd- (perfect stem of sedēre “to sit, be seated”) + -ērunt 3rd-person plural perfect suffix

Example Sentences

We had in the council many a long and weighty sederunt on the subject, without coming to any practical conclusion. 

From The Provost by Galt, John

They held a sederunt, and were filled with tremulous joy, for, in spite of their familiarity with all the other worlds and cycles, they had a very human awe of things sent from ghostland.

From The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English by Castle, Egerton

He was immediately put on all Committees of the Council; and generally after that, when he did attend, his name was put next after the President's in the sederunt.

From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David

It was indeed a solemn moment, Mysel', six worthy women present,— A wise, discreet, respectable sederunt.

From A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews by Flint, Violet

By and by Dr. Simpson having regained his seat, Dr. Duncan having finished his uncomfortable and unrefreshing slumber, Dr. Keith having come to an arrangement with the table and its contents, the sederunt was resumed.

From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)