faldstool

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faldstool - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Faldstool \Fald"stool`\, n. [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.
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     Note: In the modern practice of the Church of England, the
           term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which
           the litany is read. This esage is a relic of the
           ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool.
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