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faldistory

faldistory noun: a movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.

Noun

faldistory (plural faldistories)

  1. (obsolete) A movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.

Forms of faldistory

pluralfaldistories

Origin of faldistory

From Latin faldistōrium, faldestōrium, 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. Doublet of faldstool, fauteuil, and foldstool.

Questions about faldistory

What does faldistory mean?
Faldistory means a movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.
What part of speech is faldistory?
Faldistory is a noun.
What is the plural of faldistory?
The plural of faldistory is faldistories.

Words near faldistory in the dictionary

  1. faldetta
  2. faldettas
  3. falding
  4. faldings
  5. faldistories
  6. faldistory
  7. faldstool
  8. faldstools
  9. falecalcitriol
  10. Faler
  11. Falerian

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