chair

Japanese: chair
chair

…The English word chair is a seat with a backrest and armrests. Until around the 17th century, it meant a chair of authority used by people of high social status such as royalty, nobility, and feudal lords, and was clearly distinguished from practical seating such as stools. Chairs are thought to have been created to demonstrate one's authority to the people of one's tribe and to maintain a higher position and appropriate posture as a powerful person. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "chair" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英語のチェアchairは背もたれとひじ掛けを備えた座具のことで,17世紀ごろまで王侯・貴族や領主など社会的地位のある人たちが使う権威のいすを意味し,スツールなどの実用的な腰掛けとは明確に区別されてきた。いすは自己の権威を部族の人たちに誇示し,権力者として他より高い位置とふさわしい姿勢を保持するために生み出されたものと思われる。…

※「chair」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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