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Frithstool
{
Frid′stolˊ
(frĭd′stōlˊ)
,
Frithˊstool′
(frĭth′stoōlˊ)
}
,
Noun.
[AS.
friðstō
l. See
Fred
, and
Stool
.]
A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.
[Written variously
fridstool
,
freedstool
, etc.]
[Obs.]
Definition
2024
frithstool
frithstool
English
Noun
frithstool
(
plural
frithstools
)
(
archaic
)
A stone
seat
, placed near the
altar
of a
church
, which afforded protection to those seeking
sanctuary
.
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