ˈshāz noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, chair, sedan chair, chaise, from Middle French, chair, alteration of chaire, from Old French chaiere — more at chair
1. : any of various traveling or pleasure carriages usually of a chair-backed type: as
a. : a 2-wheeled carriage for one or two persons with a calash top and the body hung on leather straps or thorough-braces and usually drawn by one horse
b. : a similar 4-wheeled pleasure carriage
c. : post chaise
2. : any light carriage or pleasure cart
3. : chaise longue