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Webster 1913 Edition


Subsellium


Sub-sel′li-um

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Subsellia
(#)
.
[L.]
(Eccl. Arch.)
One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two ranges. See Illust. of
Stall
.

Definition 2024


subsellium

subsellium

English

Noun

subsellium (plural subsellia)

  1. A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord.

References

  • subsellium” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Latin

Etymology

sub- (under) + sella (seat).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈpsel.li.um/, [sʊˈpsɛl.li.ũ]

Noun

subsellium n (genitive subselliī); second declension

  1. a low seat or bench
  2. the bench (of a judge)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative subsellium subsellia
genitive subselliī subselliōrum
dative subselliō subselliīs
accusative subsellium subsellia
ablative subselliō subselliīs
vocative subsellium subsellia

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