I. ˈstül noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stōl; akin to Old High German stuol chair, Old Church Slavic stolŭ 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
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1770
: to throw out shoots in the manner of a stool