subchairman

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noun

A secondary or subordinate chairman.

OriginEnglish chairman ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
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Meanings

nounsubchairman (plural subchairmen)

plural subchairmen

  1. A secondary or subordinate chairman.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  10. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  13. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  14. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  15. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  16. Latincathedra
  17. Old Frenchchaiere
  18. Middle Englishchayere
  19. Englishchair
  20. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  21. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  22. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  23. Old Englishmann
  24. Middle Englishman
  25. Englishchairman
  26. Englishsubchairman

From sub- + chairman.

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APA

subchairman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subchairman

MLA

“subchairman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subchairman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subchairman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subchairman.

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