prie-dieu

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Lady Burton, "a pathetic picture of prayerful sorrow," occupied a prie-dieu at the coffin's side.

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  1. noun A narrow, desklike kneeling bench with space above for a book or the elbows, for use by a person at prayer.
  2. noun An armless, upholstered chair with a high straight back and a low seat.

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  1. French prie-Dieu : prier, to pray (from Old French, from Latin precārī; see pray) + Dieu, God (from Old French; see adieu).

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  1. French, from prier, pray, + dieu, God.
 

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