FALDSTOOLS

Noun

faldstools

plural of faldstool

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


FALDSTOOL

Fald"stool`, n. Etym: [See Faldistory.]

Definition: A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church. Fairholt.

Note: In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. This esage is a relic of the ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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