seat

I. noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete seat, sittan to sit Date: 13th century 1. a. a special chair of one in eminence; also the status represented by it b. a chair, stool, or bench intended to be sat in or on c. the particular part of something on which one rests in sitting <

the seat of a chair

> <

trouser seat

> d. buttocks 2. a. a seating accommodation <

a seat for the game

> <

a 200-seat restaurant

> b. a right of sitting <

lost his seat in Congress

> c. membership on an exchange 3. a. a place where something specified is prevalent ; center <

a seat of learning

> b. a place from which authority is exercised <

the county seat

> c. a bodily part in which some function or condition is centered <

the brain as the seat of the mind

> 4. posture in or way of sitting on horseback 5. a. a part at or forming the base of something b. a part (as a socket) or surface on or in which another part or surface rests II. verb Date: 1586 transitive verb 1. a. to install in a seat of dignity or office b. (1) to cause to sit or assist in finding a seat (2) to provide seats for <

a theater seating 1000 persons

> c. to put in a sitting position 2. to repair the seat of or provide a new seat for 3. to fit to or with a seat <

seat a valve

> intransitive verb 1. archaic to take one's seat or place 2. to fit correctly on a seat