(broadly, figuratively, masculine) the seat for each senator, representative, etc.
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sèg‧gio, ség‧gio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛd.d͡ʒo/
Etymology
From an old conjugated form of the verb sedere (“to sit”)(cf. the forms with -gg-, also Latin sedeō), or an archaic variant seggere. Cf. also sedia. Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *sedium or *sidium.