noun

1. the manner of sitting, as on horseback
2. 1. a place or space to sit, or the right to such a place, esp. as evidenced by a ticket to buy two seats to the opera
   2. a thing to sit on; chair, bench, stool, etc.
3. 1. the buttocks
   2. the part of a garment covering the buttocks
   3. the part of a chair, bench, etc. that supports the buttocks
4. the right to sit as a member; position of a member; membership a seat on the stock exchange
5. 1. a part forming the base of something
   2. a part or surface on which another part rests or fits snugly
6. the place where something is carried on, settled, established, etc.; center; location; site the seat of government, a seat of learning
7. a part of the body in which some power, function, quality, etc. is or is thought to be centered
8. a home or residence; esp., a large house that is part of a country estate

Etymology: ME sete < ON sæti: for IE base see sit

transitive verb

1. to put or set in or on a seat
2. to lead to a seat or help to settle into a seat
3. to have seats for; accommodate with seats a hall that seats 500
4. to put a seat in or on; patch or renew the seat of; reseat
5. to put, fix, or establish in a particular place, position of authority, etc.