a movable single seat with a back.-an official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.-the presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.-a vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.-an iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.-to place in a chair.-to carry publicly in a chair in triumph.