'Fauteuil' definitions:

Definition of 'fauteuil'

(from WordNet)
noun
An upholstered armchair

Definition of 'Fauteuil'

From: GCIDE
  • Fauteuil \Fau`teuil"\, n. [F. See Faldistory.]
  • 1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils or armchairs), membership in the French Academy. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Chair of a presiding officer. [1913 Webster]