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chaire

chaire

French

Noun

chaire f ‎(plural chaires)

  1. pulpit
  2. rostrum
  3. chair (of university)
  4. throne (of the pope)

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Anagrams

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • chaere

Etymology

From Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra ‎(“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα ‎(kathédra).

Noun

chaire f (plural chaires)

  1. chair (item of furniture)
    • 1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:
      Apportez moy a ce bout de table une chaire.
      Bring me a chair to the end of this table.

Descendants

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxarʲe/

Noun

chaire

  1. Lenited form of caire.

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French chaiere, inherited from Latin cathedra ‎(“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα ‎(kathédra). Doublet of cathèdre and chaise.

Pronunciation

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