Sedile Definition

sĭ-dīlē
sedilia
noun
One of a set of seats, usually three, provided in some Roman Catholic and Anglican churches for the use of the presiding clergy, traditionally placed on the epistle side of the choir near the altar, and in Gothic-style churches often built into the wall.
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Origin of Sedile

  • Latin sedīle seat from sedēre to sit sed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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