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chairs of state

chairs of state is the plural of chair of state.

Meaning of chair of state

Noun

chair of state (plural chairs of state)

  1. A chair reserved for a monarch or other person in authority, often with a canopy hung over it.
    • And Paule saieth, that Antichrist in time to come, should set his chaire of state in the temple of God.1562, John Jewel, An Apologie, or Aunswer in Defence of the Church of England, page 35
    Synonyms:
    state, throne

Questions about chairs of state

What is chairs of state the plural of?
Chairs of state is the plural of chair of state.

Words near chairs of state in the dictionary

  1. chairperson
  2. chairpersons
  3. chairpersonship
  4. chairpersonships
  5. chairs
  6. chairs of state
  7. chairs up
  8. chairseat
  9. chairseater
  10. chairseaters
  11. chairseats

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