Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Settee · Set·tee · IPA /sɛˈtiː/ n. n. 01 n. A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once. 1. A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once. 02 n. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean. 1. A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean.(Naut.)