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