Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that
which, sits.

The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who
occupies a seat.

A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person,
in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.

The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter,
photographer, etc.

The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their
seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a
sitting of the judges of the King’s Bench, or of a commission.

The time during which one sits while doing something, as
reading a book, playing a game, etc.

A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.