FRITHSTOOL

Meaning of FRITHSTOOL in English

ˈfrithˌstu̇l noun

also frid·stool “, -idˌs-

Etymology: Old English frithstōl place of safety or refuge, from frith peace + stōl chair, seat — more at stool

: a seat of sanctuary or refuge placed in ancient times in some English churches

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

FRITHSTOOL — (n.) A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.
Английский словарь Webster
FRITHSTOOL — ( n. ) A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRITHSTOOL — /frith"stool'/ , n. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a seat in a church, placed near the altar, for persons who claimed the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRITHSTOOL — noun a seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.
Webster English vocab
FRIDSTOOL — variant of frithstool
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIDSTOL — (n.) Alt. of Frithstool
Английский словарь Webster
FRIDSTOL — ( n. ) Alt. of Frithstool
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIDSTOL — noun ·alt. of frithstool.
Webster English vocab