faldstool


fald·stool

F0020700 (fôld′sto͞ol′)n.1. A folding chair or stool, especially one used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when presiding away from the cathedral.2. Ecclesiastical a. A desk at which the litany is recited.b. A small desk at which worshipers kneel to pray, especially one at which the British sovereign kneels at the time of coronation.
[Partial translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium, folding stool, of Germanic origin; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

faldstool

(ˈfɔːldˌstuːl) na backless seat, sometimes capable of being folded, used by bishops and certain other prelates[C11 fyldestol, probably a translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium folding stool, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German faldstuol]

fald•stool

(ˈfɔldˌstul)

n. 1. a chair or seat used by bishops away from their thrones. 2. a folding stool or desk used by worshipers. 3. a stool used by sovereigns of England at their coronations. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin faldistolium < West Germanic *faldistōl; see fold1, stool]