FrithStool definitions

Frithstool

• (n.) A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/frithstool/

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frithstool

(in Anglo-Saxon England) a seat in a church, placed near the altar, for persons who claimed the right of sanctuary.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/frithstool

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