settee

Etymology 1

Unclear, possibly from settle (“seat, long bench”) + -ee (diminutive suffix).

noun

1. (UK) A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
   The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah. 1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 18, in The Subtle Minotaur

Etymology 2

From French scétie, scitie.

noun

1. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.