Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faldstool

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fald-stool
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable, folding chair used by a bishop when away from his throne.

noun

Any similar stool used in a divine service (such as the coronation of a British monarch).

Example Sentences

"The Queen then rises and goes to the faldstool, at which she is to be anointed and crowned, placed between King Edward's chair and the steps of the altar, where the Groom of the Stool to her Majesty (with the two Ladies of her Bedchamber) take off her rich circlet or coronet; when the Queen kneels down, and the Archbishop pours the holy oil on the crown of her head, in the form of a cross, using these words, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost, let the anointing of this oil increase thine honour," &c."

Etymology

See foldstool.

Word Breakdown

Root: *pel- (fold)

Inflected Forms

faldstools (plural)

Questions

What does faldstool mean?: A portable, folding chair used by a bishop when away from his throne.
Where does faldstool come from?: See foldstool.

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