Faldstool (from the O.H. Ger. falden or falten, `to fold,` and stuol, Mod. Ger. Stuhl, `stool`; from the medieval Latin faldistolium derived, through the old form fauesteuil, from the Mod. Fr. fauteuil) is a portable folding chair, used by a bishop when not occupying the throne in his own cathedral, or when officiating in a cathedral or church...
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desk from which the Litany is read at church service
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• (n.) A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church.
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a folding stool used by a Roman Catholic bishop when not occupying his throne in his own cathedral church, or when he is officiating outside his own ...
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Chair with arms, and kneeling pillow, without back, used by the bishop on certain occasions instead of the cathedra. It is covered with a cloth of the color corresponding to the liturgical celebration
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Fald'stool` noun [ See
Faldistory .] A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church.
Fairholt. » In the modern practice of the Church of England, ...
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A faldstool is a reading-desk used in Anglican and Roman Catholic churches during certain portions of the service. A kneeling shelf is attached to the lower part.
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