noun, feminine/a.sjɛt/plural: assiettes
manner of being seated, situation; seat; trim, attitude, pitch attitude; basis; dish (the food)
“ne pas être dans son assiette” — to feel under the weather
Synonyms: assise, assiettée, platée
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *assedita, past participle of *assedere, from Latin assidēre.