n.
Pronunciation: ' stül
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English st ō l; akin to Old High German stuol chair, Old Church Slavic stol ŭ seat, throne
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal b : a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : FOOTSTOOL
2 : a seat used as a symbol of office or authority also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain
3 a : a seat used while defecating or urinating b : a discharge of fecal matter
4 a : a stump or group of stumps of a tree especially when producing suckers b : a plant crown from which shoots grow out c : a shoot or growth from a stool
5 : STOOL PIGEON 1