Definitions for faldstoolˈfɔldˌstul
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fald•stoolˈfɔldˌstul(n.)
a chair or seat used by bishops away from their thrones.
Category: Religion
a folding stool or desk used by worshipers.
Category: Religion
a stool used by sovereigns of England at their coronations.
Category: Religion
Origin of faldstool:
1595–1605; < ML faldistolium < WGmc *faldistōl; see fold1, stool
Wiktionary
faldstool(Noun)
A portable, folding chair used by a bishop when away from his throne
faldstool(Noun)
Any similar stool used in a divine service (such as a British coronation)
Webster Dictionary
Faldstool(noun)
a folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church
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