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- noun obsolete The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
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- noun obsolete The
throne orseat of abishop within thechancel .
Etymologies
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Latin faldistorium, faldestorium, from Old High German faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (German falten) + stuol stool; so called because it could be folded or laid together. See fold, and stool, and compare faldstool, fauteuil.
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