1) French word used in English 
A séance s or seance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word `séance` comes from the French word for `seat,` `session` or `sitting,` from the Old French `seoir,` `to sit.` In French, the word`s meaning is quite general: one may, for example, speak of `une séance de cinéma` (`a movie session`). In English, however, ...