English Explanatory Dictionary

frithstool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary.

Word forms

frithstool frithstools frith stool fridstoll fridstol fridstool frithstow

Etymology

From frith + stool. Compare Old English friþstōl (“place of safety; refuge”).

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