assises
French, noun/a.siz/
assises is spelled A-S-S-I-S-E-S (7 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,605th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assises is a French feminine noun meaning “law (body of rules and standards)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of assise. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Loi ; institution juridique”.
What does assises mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplural of assise
- 2
femininelaw (body of rules and standards)
- 3
femininecourt of law, court (court dealing with criminal matters)
- 4
femininesession, sitting, meeting (of court, a committee, etc.)
verb
- 1
femininefeminine plural of assis
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine plural of assis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Loi ; institution juridique. 2. Cour d’assises. 3. Session d'une telle cour. 4. Congrès, conférence.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce assises?
- /a.siz/
- \a.siz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is assises in French?
assises appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).