Harvard chair

American  

noun

Furniture.

1. a three-legged armchair of the late 17th century, composed of turned uprights and spindles and having a triangular seat.

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Etymology

Origin of Harvard chair

After Harvard University

Example Sentences

But carrying out the scheme, which may include endowment of a new Harvard chair, will take another $2,000,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

With his leave of absence expiring, Braintruster Schlesinger resigned his lifetime Harvard chair to cast his lot with Washington instead of Cambridge.

From Time Magazine Archive