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Webster 1913 Edition

Chair

Chair

(châr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
chaiere
,
chaere
, OF.
chaiere
,
chaere
, F.
chaire
pulpit, fr. L.
cathedra
chair, armchair, a teacher’s or professor's chair, Gr. [GREEK] down + [GREEK] seat, [GREEK] to sit, akin to E.
sit
. See
Sit
, and cf.
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.
Whewell.
A
chair
of philology.
M. Arnold.
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.
Shak.
Think what an equipage thou hast in air,
And view with scorn two pages and a
chair
.
Pope.
5.
An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
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

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chaired
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Chairing
.]
1.
To place in a chair.
2.
To carry publicly in a chair in triumph.
[Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Chair

CHAIR

,
Noun.
1.
A movable seat; a frame with a bottom made of different materials, used for persons to sit in; originally a stool, and anciently a kind of pulpit in churches.
2.
A seat of justice or of authority; as a chair of state.
3.
A seat for a professor, or his office; as the professors chair.
4.
The seat for a speaker or presiding officer of a public council, or assembly, as the speakers chair; and by a metonymy, the speaker himself; as, to address the chair.
5.
A sedan; a vehicle on poles borne by men.
6.
A pulpit.
7.
A two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.
8.
Supreme office or magistracy.
When Governor Shute came to the chair, several of the old councilors were laid aside.
Curule chair, an ivory seat placed on a car, used by the prime magistrates of Rome.

Definition 2024

chaïr

chaïr

See also: chair

Old French

Verb

chaïr

  1. Alternative infinitive of cheoir.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem chié distinct from the unstressed stem che, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of chaïr (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive chaïr avoir cheï, chaï, cheü, chaü, cheoit, chaoit
gerund en cheant, chaant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle cheant, chaant
past participle cheï, chaï, cheü, chaü, cheoit, chaoit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present chié chiez chiet cheons, chaons cheez, chaez chiéent
imperfect cheoie, cheeie, chaoie, chaeie cheoies, cheeies, chaoies, chaeies cheoit, cheeit, chaoit, chaeit cheïiens, cheïens, chaïiens, chaïens cheïiez, cheïez, chaïiez, chaïez cheoient, cheeient, chaoient, chaeient
preterite cheï, chaï, chui cheïs, chaïs, cheüs cheï, chaï, chut cheïmes, chaïmes, cheümes cheïstes, chaïstes, cheüstes cheïrent, chaïrent, churent
future cherrai, charrai cherras, charras cherra, charra cherrons, charrons cherroiz, cherreiz, cherrez, charroiz, charreiz, charrez cherront, charront
conditional cherroie, cherreie, charroie, charreie cherroies, cherreies, charroies, charreies cherroit, cherreit, charroit, charreit cherriiens, cherriens, charriiens, charriens cherriiez, cherriez, charriiez, charriez cherroient, cherreient, charroient, charreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present chiée chiées chiée cheons, chaons cheez, chaez chiéent
imperfect cheïsse, chaïsse, cheüsse cheïsses, chaïsses, cheüsses cheïst, chaïst, cheüst cheïssons, cheïssiens, chaïssons, chaïssiens, cheüssons, cheüssiens cheïssoiz, cheïssez, cheïssiez, chaïssoiz, chaïssez, chaïssiez, cheüssoiz, cheüssez, cheüssiez cheïssent, chaïssent, cheüssent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— chié — cheons, chaons cheez, chaez —

Usage notes

  • Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.

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