se·di·le (s -d  l )n. pl. se·di·lia (-d ly , -dl-) One of a set of seats, usually three, provided in some Roman Catholic and Anglican churches for the use of the presiding clergy, traditionally placed on the epistle side of the choir near the altar, and in Gothic-style churches often built into the wall. [Latin sed le, seat, from sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
Sedila, Sedile a series of seats in a church, usually three in number, frequently set into the wall and surmounted by decorative arches, 1793.
sedile - A seat by the altar for a member of the church clergy.
See also related terms for seats.
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