(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
{i} act of resting on the legs and buttocks; act of being settled in a seat; seat; portrait session; incubation (of birds); eggs which are incubated by a bird; period during which a legislative body is in session
A sitting of a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work. the recent emergency sittings of the UN Security Council. = session