Meaning
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-03-13IARCHOT
- 2026-02-23HACGIPR
- 2025-07-06IARHCMT
- 2025-04-05HAODCIR
- 2024-11-02CAGHIPR
- 2024-10-22AUCTRIH
- 2024-07-29CAGHINR
- 2024-07-20HACIORT
- 2024-02-10IARHCLV
- 2023-11-20ACGHIPR
- 2023-08-24RATMIHC
- 2023-05-20HUATRCI
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.