Entry Word: seat

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a place from which authority is exercised <all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing>

Synonyms command, headquarters

Related Words center, home; capital

2 the part of the body upon which someone sits <fell down on his well-padded seat> — see buttocks
3 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest <a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation> — see center 1