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faldistory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fald-is-to-ry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: faldistōrium, faldstuol

Usage

Inflected Forms

faldistories (plural)

Questions

What does faldistory mean?
A movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.
Where does faldistory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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