chairhood

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noun

The property of being a chair.

OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English chair →
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Meanings

nounchairhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being a 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-Indo-European*keyt-
  16. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  17. Englishchairhood

From chair + -hood.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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