Fauteuil

[fәutә:i]

(noun.) an upholstered armchair.

Inputed by Cole--From WordNet

(n.) An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.

(n.) Chair of a presiding officer.

Typed by Brandon

n. an arm-chair esp. a president's chair the seat of one of the forty members of the French Academy.

Typed by Clyde