fauteuil

armchair; seat: office or position

“Pendant la durée du comité général, les assistants se retireront, le fauteuil du président sera vacant, l'ordre sera maintenu par le vice-président.” — During the term of the general committee, should the assistants retire [or] should the chair of the president be vacant, [then] order shall be maintained by the vice-president.

Inherited from Middle French faulxdestueil, fauldesteul, fausdestueil, from Old French faudestuel, faldestoel, borrowed from Frankish *faldistōl (“folding seat”). Cognate with English foldstool, faldstool. Doublet of faldistoire.