A solemn assembly or council.
An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church.
The convening of a formal meeting.
A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
A treaty or supplement to such.
A meeting or gathering.
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.