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Word Origin & History

seat "thing to sit on, act of sitting," c.1200, from O.N. sæti "seat, position," from P.Gmc. *sæt- (cf. O.H.G. saze, M.Du. gesaete "seat," O.H.G. gisazi, Ger. Gesäß "buttocks"), from PIE base *sed- "to sit" (see sit). The verb is from 1577. Meaning "posterior of the body" (the sitting part) is from 1607; sense of "part of a garment which covers the buttocks" is from 1835. Seat belt is from 1932, originally in airplanes.

Example Sentences for seat

Over the seat is a mirror cut into small squares by wooden muntins.

With these words, he handed the pencil to the professor and returned to his seat.

It was in February, 1855, that Mr. Gladstone resigned his seat in the Cabinet.

Besides, Mr. Morgan offered to resign his seat in the House of Commons in his favor.