faldistory

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noun

A movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.

OriginLatin faldistōrium ← Old High German faldstuol →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounfaldistory (plural faldistories)

plural faldistories

  1. obsoleteA movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.

Origin

  1. Old High Germanfaldstuol
  2. Latinfaldistōrium
  3. Englishfaldistory

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.

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APA

faldistory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faldistory

MLA

“faldistory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faldistory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faldistory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faldistory.

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