faldistory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.

Word forms

faldistory faldistories

Etymology

From Latin faldistōrium, faldestōrium, from Old High German faldstuol, faldan, faltan (“to fold”) (German falten) + stuol (“stool”), so called because it could be folded or laid together. See fold and stool. Doublet of faldstool, fauteuil, and foldstool.

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