faldstool









faldstool


noun

  1. a chair or seat, originally one capable of being folded, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from his throne or in a church not his own.
  2. a movable folding stool or desk at which worshipers kneel during certain acts of devotion.
  3. such a stool placed at the south side of the altar, at which the kings or queens of England kneel at their coronation.
  4. a desk at which the litany is said or sung.

noun

  1. a backless seat, sometimes capable of being folded, used by bishops and certain other prelates
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