[fald.stool] n [ML faldistolium, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG faltistuol folding chair, fr. falt (akin to OHG faldan to fold) + stuol chair--more at fold, stool] (1603) 1: a folding stool or chair; specif: one used by a bishop
2: a folding stool or small desk at which one kneels during devotions; esp: one used by the sovereigns of England at their coronation
3: the desk from which the litany is read in Anglican churches