n. [ OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher's or professor's chair, Gr. &unr_; down + &unr_; seat, &unr_; to sit, akin to E. sit. See Sit, and cf. Cathedral, chaise. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The chair of a philosophical school. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]
A chair of philology. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
Think what an equipage thou hast in air,
And view with scorn two pages and a chair. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Chair days,
To put into the chair,
To take the chair,
v. t.
n. a ski lift on which riders are seated.
n.;
Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; -- same as
n. a female officer who presides at the meetings of a committee, meeting, or organization; a female chairperson.