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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fald•stool (fôld′sto̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona chair or seat, originally one capable of being folded, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from his throne or in a church not his own.
- Religiona movable folding stool or desk at which worshipers kneel during certain acts of devotion.
- Religionsuch a stool placed at the south side of the altar, at which the kings or queens of England kneel at their coronation.
- Religiona desk at which the litany is said or sung.
- WGmc *faldistōl (compare Old High German faltistuol, late Old English fældestōl, fyldestōl); see fold1, stool; compare fauteuil
- Medieval Latin faldistolium
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: faldstool /ˈfɔːldˌstuːl/ n - a backless seat, sometimes capable of being folded, used by bishops and certain other prelates
Etymology: 11th Century fyldestol, probably a translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium folding stool, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German faldstuol |