Chair
Chair (châr) , noun
[Old English chaiere, chaere, Old French chaiere, chaere, French chaire pulpit, from Latin cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher's or professor's chair, Greek {not transcribed} down + {not transcribed} seat, {not transcribed} to sit, akin to English sit. See Sit, and compare Cathedral, chaise.]
1.
A movable single seat with a back.
2.
An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.
The chair of a philosophical school.
A chair of philology.
3.
The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.
4.
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig. — Shakespeare
Think what an equipage thou hast in air,
And view with scorn two pages and a chair.
5.
An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
Collocations (3)
Chair days , days of repose and age.
To put into the chair , to elect as president, or as chairman of a meeting. — Macaulay
To take the chair , to assume the position of president, or of chairman of a meeting.
Chair , transitive verb
1.
To place in a chair.
2.
To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [English]
3.
To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee, etc.); as, he chaired the meeting.