English Explanatory Dictionary

sedilia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A series of seats, typically three, often recessed into the wall, on the south side of the chancel or choir, reserved for the use of officiating clergy.
noun
  1. plural of sedile
  2. plural of sedilium

Word forms

sedilia sedilias

Etymology

Latin, plural of sedile (“seat, bench”).

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