fauteuil

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French fauteuil, from Germanic. Cognate with Old English fealdestōl (folding-chair). See also English faldistory.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fauteuil (plural fauteuils)

  1. An armchair.
  2. The chair of a presiding officer.
  3. (by extension) Membership in the Académie française.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 fauteuil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 fauteuil”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. 3.0 3.1 fauteuil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French fauteuil. Doublet of vouwstoel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foːˈtœy̯/
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Noun

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fauteuil m (plural fauteuils, diminutive fauteuiltje n)

  1. armchair

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French faulxdestueil, fauldesteul, fausdestueil, from Old French faudestuel, faldestoel, borrowed from Frankish *faldistōl (folding seat). Cognate with English foldstool, faldstool.

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Noun

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fauteuil m (plural fauteuils)

  1. armchair
  2. (figurative) seat: office or position
    • 1791, National Constituent Assembly, Constitution française, présentée au roi par l'Assemblée nationale, le 3 septembre 1791 [French constitution, presented to the King by the National Assembly on 3 September 1791], Dijon: Imprimerie de P. Causse, page 42:
      Pendant la durée du comité général, les assistants se retireront, le fauteuil du président sera vacant, l’ordre sera maintenu par le vice-président.
      During the term of the general committee, should the assistants retire [or] should the chair of the president be vacant, [then] order shall be maintained by the vice-president.

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