parterre vs seating

parterre and seating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parterre	Yes	No	No	No
seating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seating is a hypernym of parterre; that is, seating is a word with a broader meaning than parterre:

Other hypernyms of parterre include seating area, seating room, seats.

parterre (noun)	seating (noun)
seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)	the service of ushering people to their seats
an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern	an area that includes places where several people can sit