I. ˈsēt 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
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- by the seat of one's pants
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 seat ing 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