chairholder

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noun

One who holds the role of academic chair.

OriginEnglish holder ← Middle English holden ← Old English healdan →
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Meanings

nounchairholder (plural chairholders)

plural chairholders

  1. One who holds the role of academic chair.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Germanic*haldaną
  16. Proto-West Germanic*haldan
  17. Old Englishhealdan
  18. Middle Englishholden
  19. Englishhold
  20. Englishholder
  21. Englishchairholder

From chair + holder.

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APA

chairholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairholder

MLA

“chairholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairholder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairholder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairholder.

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