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fald·stool (fôld′sto̵̅o̅l′)
noun
- a portable stool or desk used in praying
- R.C.Ch. a backless chair used as by a bishop when officiating in a church not his own
- 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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