Meaning

noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

noun furniture that is designed for sitting on

originFrom Middle English sete, from Old English sǣte, possibly from (or simply cognate with) Old Norse sæti (“seat”), both from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (“seat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”); compare Old English set (“seat”). Noun sense 2 (“location or site”) is probably derived from Old English sǣte (“house”), which is related to Old High German sāza (“sedan, seat, domicile”). Cognates *…

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