Variant: also ber · gere
Pronunciation: ber- ' zher, b ə r-
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, shepherdess, feminine of berger shepherd, from Old French bergier, from Vulgar Latin *berbicarius, from L. vervec-, vervex, verbex, berbex wether
Date: 1762
: an upholstered armchair of an 18th century style having an exposed wood frame