bergère

noun

ber·​gère ber-ˈzher 

bər-

variants or less commonly bergere

: an upholstered armchair of an 18th century style having an exposed wood frame

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, shepherdess, feminine of berger shepherd, from Old French bergier, from Vulgar Latin *berbicarius, from L. vervec-, vervex, verbex, berbex wether

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above