Meanings
nounchairfolk pl (plural only)
- informalpluralplural onlychairpeople
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Proto-Germanic*fulkaz
- Proto-Germanic*fulką
- Proto-West Germanic*folk
- Old Englishfolc
- Middle Englishfolk
- Englishfolk
- Englishchairfolk
Cite this entry
APA
chairfolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairfolk
MLA
“chairfolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairfolk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairfolk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairfolk.
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