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See also:chaïrandChair

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishchayer,chaire,chaiere,chaere,chayre,chayere, fromOld Frenchchaiere,chaere, fromLatincathedra(“seat”), fromAncient Greekκαθέδρα(kathédra), fromκατά(katá,“down”) +ἕδρα(hédra,“seat”). Partially displaced nativestool andsettle, which now have more specialised senses.Doublet ofcathedra andchaise.

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Noun

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A chair (item of furniture).
Chairs (rail supports on a railway).
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chair (pluralchairs)

  2. An item offurniture used to sit on or in, comprising aseat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
    All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortablechair.
    I sat on mychair to have dinner.
    • 1918,W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, inThe Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
      There were many woodenchairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
    • 1963,Margery Allingham, chapter 19, inThe China Governess: A Mystery, London:Chatto & Windus,→OCLC:
      Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on achair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.
  4. (often with definite article, also writtenChair)Clipping ofchairperson.
    Under the rules of order adopted by the board, thechair may neither make nor second motions.
    • 1658 March 23,Thomas Burton, edited byJohn Towill Rutt,Diary, London:Henry Colburn, published1828,page243:
      TheChair behaves himself like a Busby amongst so many school-boys[…]and takes a little too much on him.
    • 1887 September 5,The Times:
      It can hardly be conceived that theChair would fail to gain the support of the House.
    • 1950 March, Michael Robbins, “Dr. Lardner's "Railway Economy"”, inRailway Magazine, page153:
      He was elected to thechair of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in 1827 at the newly-founded London University, and became prominent in railway controversies in the 'thirties, when he came off second best in a dispute with Daniel Gooch about the effects of speed on the human frame.
    • 2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, inRail, page34:
      She adds: "I'd also like to think that aschair I was friendly but firm. I wanted to encourage people to give evidence, while there are others who need to be coaxed, held to account and asked tough questions."
  5. (usually with definite article) The post or position of chairperson.
    The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in thechair.
  7. (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
    My violin teacher used to play firstchair with the Boston Pops.
  9. (rail transport) Acast-ironcomponent used onrailways to supportbullhead rails and secure them to thesleepers.
    • 1934 February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chair-keys”, inRailway Magazine, page139:
      The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in theirchairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.
  11. (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) One of two possibleconformers ofcyclohexane rings (the other beingboat), shaped roughly like a chair.
  13. (informal, withthe)Ellipsis ofelectric chair(“device used for performing execution”).
    The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's thechair for him.
    • 1920 June,The Electrical Experimenter, New York, page216, column 2:
      "It was me. And I'm glad, damned glad, I didn't croak him. With this slick guy after me, it would be me for thechair."
    • 1934,Agatha Christie, chapter 8, inMurder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published2017, page251:
      'All for a pig of a man who should have gone to thechair.'
    • 1949,Isobel Lennart,Holiday Affair, spoken by Carl Davis (Wendell Corey):
      Believe it or not, it only looked like I was trying to send you to thechair.
    • 1989 June 16,Ivan Reitman, director,Ghostbusters II:
      "Scoleri Brothers!" "Friends of yours?" "I tried them for murder! Gave them thechair!"
    • 2014 April 18, John McBain, as quoted, “Judge Lashes Out At Convicted Murderer”, inSky News‎[1]:
      I hope you die in prison as well — and if this was a death penalty state you'd be getting thechair.
  15. (education) Adistinguishedprofessorship at a university.
  17. Avehicle for one person; either asedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; agig.
  19. The seat or office of a person inauthority, such as ajudge orbishop.
  20. An assigned position in abeauty salon orbarbershop.
    Melinda has the bestchair in the salon.
  21. (glassblowing)This term needs a definition. Please help out andadd a definition, then remove the text{{rfdef}}.

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Translations

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furniture
chairperson—seechairperson
distinguished professorship
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Verb

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chair (third-person singular simple presentchairs,present participlechairing,simple past and past participlechaired)

  2. (transitive) To act aschairperson at; topreside over.
    Bob willchair tomorrow's meeting.
    • 2000, David Golinkin, “Institutionalizing Parents With Alzheimer's Disease”, inResponsa in a Moment, volume 3, page38:
      Dama ben Netina, the gentile "Mayor" of first-century Ashkelon, was oncechairing a meeting of the City Council.
    • 2020 May 20, “Merriman praised over handling of TSC's 'virtual' transition”, inRail, page12:
      Greenwood toldRAIL she was disappointed that Parliamentary rules prevented her fromchairing the TSC[Transport Select Committee] beyond last December's General Election, [...] She added: "I'm gutted I'm no longer able tochair the committee, I'm not going to lie. But I know it's in good hands and I'm still able to play my part as a member in the work we're doing.
  4. (transitive) Tocarry in aseatedposition upon one'sshoulders, especially incelebration orvictory.
    • 1896,A. E. Houseman, “To An Athlete Dying Young,”, inA Shropshire Lad:
      The time you won your town the race
      Wechaired you through the marketplace.
  6. (transitive, Wales, UK) Toaward a chair to (a winningpoet) at aWelsheisteddfod.
    The poet waschaired at the national Eisteddfod.

Translations

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to act as chairperson
to award a chair to

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchchair,char, fromOld Frenchchar,charn (earliercarn), fromLatincarnem, carō, fromProto-Italic*karō, fromProto-Indo-European*ker-,*(s)ker-.Doublet ofcarne.

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chair f (pluralchairs)

  1. flesh

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chair

  1. alternative form ofchaeir
    Une avion san liméro qu'estchaite ste netey à Eastdown dan le Sussex
    A plane without number that hascrashed this night at Eastdown, Sussex

Manx

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Adjective

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chair

  1. lenited form ofcair

Noun

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chair f

  1. lenited form ofcair

Mutation

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Mutation ofcair
radicallenitioneclipsis
cairchairgair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle French

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchchar,charn, fromLatincarnem, accusative singular ofcarō.

Noun

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chair f (pluralchairs)

  1. flesh

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Old French

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Verb

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chair

  1. alternative form ofcheoir
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