back-seat

noun

Etymology

From back + seat.

  1. inherited from sǣte — “house
  2. derived from *sed- — “to sit
  3. derived from *sētiją — “seat
  4. derived from sæti — “seat
  5. inherited from sǣte
  6. inherited from sete
  7. formed as back-seat — “back + seat

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of back seat.

The neighborhood

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