[ped.es.tal] n [MF piedestal, fr. OIt piedestallo, fr. pie di stallo foot of a stall] (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
[2]pedestal vt -taled or -talled ; -tal.ing or -tal.ling (1648): to place on or furnish with a pedestal