FRITHSTOOLS

Noun

frithstools

plural of frithstool

Source: Wiktionary


FRITHSTOOL

Frid"stol`, Frith`stool", n. Etym: [AS. fril. See Fred, and Stool.]

Definition: A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. [Written variously fridstool, freedstool, etc.] [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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