English

Noun

monthly meeting ‎(plural monthly meetings)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see monthly,‎ meeting.
2. (Quakerism) The basic unit of administration in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), which typically meets for services weekly, and holds a business meeting once a month.
3. (Quakerism) A religious service held by a monthly meeting.

Usage notes

A monthly meeting does not necessarily meet monthly. For this reason, some prefer the name area meeting.