adj
Meaning 1
Unable to leave one's chair.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chairfast
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chairbound
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adj
Meaning 2
Unable to leave one's chair.
Wheelchairbound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chairfast
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th2der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh2 Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English -bound English chairbound From chair + -bound.