faldstool

fald·stool  (fôldstl)

n.

1. A folding or small desk stool at which worshipers kneel to pray, especially one on which the British sovereign kneels at the time of coronation.

2. A folding chair or stool, especially one used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when presiding away from the cathedral.

3. A desk at which the litany is recited.

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[Partial translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium, folding stool, of Germanic origin; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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faldstool [ˈfɔːldˌstuːl]

n

a backless seat, sometimes capable of being folded, used by bishops and certain other prelates

[C11 fyldestol, probably a translation of Medieval Latin faldistolium folding stool, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German faldstuol]