quarter sessions

A form of quarter session — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of quarter session
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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