Feminine
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chaise
chair, seat
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛz/
Etymology
In summary
Originally, simply a variant of chaire. From Middle French chaire, inherited from Latin cathedra (“seat”), a borrowing from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra). The change -r- > -s-, while being common in the past, has been only preserved on this word and besicles. Doublet of chaire and cathèdre.
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