Main Entry:

stair

Pronunciation:

\ˈster\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English steir, from Old English stǣger; akin to Old English & Old High German stīgan to rise, Greek steichein to walk

Date:

before 12th century

1 : a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction <a narrow private stairs — Lewis Mumford> 2 : a single step of a stairway