guérite

American

[gey-reet, gey-reet] / geɪˈrit, geɪˈrit /

noun

French Furniture.

plural

guérites

a wicker chair having a tall back arched over the seat to form a hood.

Etymology

Origin of guérite

1700–10; < French, Middle French, probably alteration of Old French garite watchtower; see garret ¹

Example Sentences

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In medieval French guérite means refuge, sanctuary— "Ceste roche est Ihesucrist meismes qui est li refuges et la garite aus humbles."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

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