seggio

== Italian == === Alternative forms === seggia (archaic or literary) === Etymology === From an old conjugated form of the verb sedere (“to sit”)(cf. the forms with -gg-, also Latin sedeō), or an archaic variant seggere. Cf. also sedia. Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *sedium or *sidium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛd.d͡ʒo/, /ˈsed.d͡ʒo/ Rhymes: -ɛddʒo, -eddʒo Hyphenation: sèg‧gio, ség‧gio === Noun === seggio m (plural seggi) seat for those in power; throne (figurative, by extension) seat; role; authority il seggio della maestra ― the seat of the teacher (figurative, by extension) the seat for each senator, representative, etc. ==== Related terms ==== sedere sedia seggiola seggiolino seggiolone === References ===