ˈnēlə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English knelere, from knelen to kneel + -ere -er
1. : one that kneels (as in worship)
2. : something (as a cushion, stool, board) to kneel on
3.
a. : a stone cut to provide a change of direction in masonry
b. : a stone so cut as to support and retain the coping of the slope of a gable