Faldstool Definition
fôldsto͝ol
noun
A portable stool or desk used in praying.
Webster's New World
A backless chair used as by a bishop when officiating in a church not his own.
Webster's New World
A desk at which the litany is read.
Webster's New World
A small desk at which worshipers kneel to pray, especially one at which the British sovereign kneels at the time of coronation.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Faldstool
Noun
Singular:
faldstool
Plural:
faldstoolsOrigin of Faldstool
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Partial translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium folding stool of Germanic origin pel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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