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faldstool Definition

fald·stool (fôld′sto̵̅o̅l′)

noun

  1. a portable stool or desk used in praying
  2. R.C.Ch. a backless chair used as by a bishop when officiating in a church not his own
  3. Anglican Ch. a desk at which the litany is read

Etymology: ME foldstol < ML faldistolium, prob. via OFr faldestoel < Frank *faldistol (see fold & stool), akin to OHG faltstuol, OE fyldestol

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