PEDESTAL

I. noun Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall Date: 1563 1. the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column, the base of an upright structure, base , foundation , a position of esteem, II. transitive verb (-taled or -talled; -taling or -talling) Date: 1648 to place on or furnish with a ~