chairmanly

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adjective

Befitting a chairman.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English chairman →
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Meanings

adjectivechairmanly (comparative more chairmanly, superlative most chairmanly)

comparative more chairmanly · superlative most chairmanly

  1. Befitting a chairman.

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*mon-
  16. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  17. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  18. Old Englishmann
  19. Middle Englishman
  20. Englishchairman
  21. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  22. Proto-Germanic*līką
  23. Englishchairmanly

From chairman + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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