Meanings
nounchairwork (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA technique in which the patient moves between chairs, acting as a different person in each one, so as to understand the point of view of others.
- uncountableAlexander techniqueA form of physical therapy that involves repeatedly sitting and standing so as to gauge one's posture.
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-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Germanic*werką
- Proto-West Germanic*werk
- Old Englishweorc
- Middle Englishwerk
- Englishwork
- Englishchairwork
Cite this entry
APA
chairwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwork
MLA
“chairwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwork.
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