writing table vs secretaire

writing table and secretaire both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
writing table	Yes	No	No	No
secretaire	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, writing table and secretaire are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of writing table include escritoire, secretary.

writing table (noun)	secretaire (noun)
a desk used for writing	a desk used for writing