Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Vis-a-vis
Vis′-a-vis′ (vē′zȧ·vē′), n. [F., opposite, face to face.] 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.
Vis′-a-vis′, adv. Face to face.