Dictionary entry

Vis-a-vis

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Vis′–a–vis″ (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.

2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.