n.
Pronunciation: ' pe-d ə s-t ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall
Date: 1563
1 a : the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column ― see COLUMN illustration b : the base of an upright structure
2 : BASE , FOUNDATION
3 : a position of esteem