quarter session

noun

A local court traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388, and later in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and various other dominions of the British Empire.

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Meanings

nounquarter session (plural quarter sessions)

plural quarter sessions

  1. historicallawA local court traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388, and later in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and various other dominions of the British Empire.
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APA

quarter session. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20session

MLA

“quarter session.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20session. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter session,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20session.

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