Definition of faldstool in English:

faldstool

noun ˈfɔːldstuːlˈfɔldˌstul

1A folding chair used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when officiating in a church other than his own.
（主教离开教座或在别的教堂里主持宗教仪式时用的）折叠椅
Example sentencesExamples
- A faldstool is prescribed by the old English Ritual in the consecration of a bishop.
- The Celebrant will be a Cardinal and will sit at the faldstool on the Epistle side...The rite of Pontifical Mass at the faldstool will be followed.
2A small movable folding desk or stool for kneeling at prayer.
（祈祷时用的可移动折叠）跪几；跪凳
Example sentencesExamples
- Two types of furniture predominate, the shriving stall in some Suffolk churches, and the faldstool elsewhere.
- In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read.

Origin

Late Old English fældestōl, of Germanic origin, from the base of fold¹ and stool, influenced by medieval Latin faldistolium, from Germanic.

Definition of faldstool in US English:

faldstool

nounˈfɔldˌstulˈfôldˌsto͞ol

1A folding chair used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when officiating in a church other than his own.
（主教离开教座或在别的教堂里主持宗教仪式时用的）折叠椅
Example sentencesExamples
- A faldstool is prescribed by the old English Ritual in the consecration of a bishop.
- The Celebrant will be a Cardinal and will sit at the faldstool on the Epistle side...The rite of Pontifical Mass at the faldstool will be followed.
2A small movable folding desk or stool for kneeling at prayer.
（祈祷时用的可移动折叠）跪几；跪凳
Example sentencesExamples
- Two types of furniture predominate, the shriving stall in some Suffolk churches, and the faldstool elsewhere.
- In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read.

Origin

Late Old English fældestōl, of Germanic origin, from the base of fold and stool, influenced by medieval Latin faldistolium, from Germanic.

词汇	faldstool
释义	Definition of faldstool in English: faldstool noun ˈfɔːldstuːlˈfɔldˌstul 1A folding chair used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when officiating in a church other than his own. （主教离开教座或在别的教堂里主持宗教仪式时用的）折叠椅 Example sentencesExamples A faldstool is prescribed by the old English Ritual in the consecration of a bishop. The Celebrant will be a Cardinal and will sit at the faldstool on the Epistle side...The rite of Pontifical Mass at the faldstool will be followed. 2A small movable folding desk or stool for kneeling at prayer. （祈祷时用的可移动折叠）跪几；跪凳 Example sentencesExamples Two types of furniture predominate, the shriving stall in some Suffolk churches, and the faldstool elsewhere. In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. Origin Late Old English fældestōl, of Germanic origin, from the base of fold¹ and stool, influenced by medieval Latin faldistolium, from Germanic. Definition of faldstool in US English: faldstool nounˈfɔldˌstulˈfôldˌsto͞ol 1A folding chair used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when officiating in a church other than his own. （主教离开教座或在别的教堂里主持宗教仪式时用的）折叠椅 Example sentencesExamples A faldstool is prescribed by the old English Ritual in the consecration of a bishop. The Celebrant will be a Cardinal and will sit at the faldstool on the Epistle side...The rite of Pontifical Mass at the faldstool will be followed. 2A small movable folding desk or stool for kneeling at prayer. （祈祷时用的可移动折叠）跪几；跪凳 Example sentencesExamples Two types of furniture predominate, the shriving stall in some Suffolk churches, and the faldstool elsewhere. In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. Origin Late Old English fældestōl, of Germanic origin, from the base of fold and stool, influenced by medieval Latin faldistolium, from Germanic.
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