fauteuil

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French fauteuil. Cognate to faldistory.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /fəʊˈtɜː.i/, /ˈfəʊ.tɜː.ɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊ.tɪl/, /ˈfoʊ.tɔɪ/, /foʊˈteɪ/

Noun

fauteuil (plural fauteuils)

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

References

  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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French fauteuil. Doublet of vouwstoel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foːˈtœy̯/
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Noun

fauteuil m (plural fauteuils, diminutive fauteuiltje n)

  1. armchair

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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 should the chair of the president be vacant, order shall be maintained by the vice-president.

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