cochairwoman

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noun

A joint chairwoman.

OriginEnglish chairwoman ← Middle English woman ← Old English wīfmann →
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Meanings

nouncochairwoman (plural cochairwomen)

plural cochairwomen

  1. A joint chairwoman.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  11. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  14. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  15. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  16. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  17. Latincathedra
  18. Old Frenchchaiere
  19. Middle Englishchayere
  20. Englishchair
  21. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  22. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  23. Old Englishwīf
  24. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  25. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  26. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  27. Old Englishmann
  28. Old Englishwīfmann
  29. Middle Englishwoman
  30. Englishchairwoman
  31. Englishcochairwoman

From co- + chairwoman.

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APA

cochairwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochairwoman

MLA

“cochairwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochairwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cochairwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochairwoman.

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