chair days
chair days noun: days of repose and old age.
Noun
chair days pl (plural only)
- Days of repose and old age.
- Wast thou ordain'd, dear father,
To lose thy youth in peace, and to achieve
The silver livery of advised age,
And in thy reverence and thy chair-days, thus
To die in ruffian battle?1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Synonyms:
- codgerhood, golden years, twilight years
- Wast thou ordain'd, dear father,
Synonyms of chair days
Questions about chair days
- What does chair days mean?
- Chair days means days of repose and old age.
- What part of speech is chair days?
- Chair days is a noun.
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