house seat

noun

1. one of a number of seats in a theater that the management reserves for special guests, friends of the producer or cast, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of house seat¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Giffords, Kelly, and her political team have not yet decided whether she will seek reelection to her House seat.

From The Daily Beast

Ten states, mostly in the more liberal Northeast, will likely lose one House seat or more.

From The Daily Beast

Ivy failed to imagine this; her attention was occupied with the End House seat.

From Project Gutenberg

He wants to own outright, even if his property is no more than a house seat.

From Project Gutenberg

The Tiptons had given the couple their house seat, a bedstead, a table.

From Project Gutenberg