footpace

American  

[foot-peys] / ˈfʊtˌpeɪs /

noun

1. walking pace.

2. a raised portion of a floor; platform.

3. a landing or resting place at the end of a short flight of steps.

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footpace British  

/ ˈfʊtˌpeɪs /

noun

1. a normal or walking pace

2. Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church): predella.  the platform immediately before an altar at the top of the altar steps

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Etymology

Origin of footpace

First recorded in 1530–40; foot + pace ¹

Example Sentences

The Cossacks rode forward silently, now at a footpace, then at a trot, and these changes were the only incidents that interrupted for a moment the stillness and solemnity of their movements.

From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Birdalone did as she was bidden, and the witch called unto her Atra, who came and stood humbly on the footpace beside her, and held converse with her mistress a while. 

From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by Morris, William

At the upper end, upon a footpace and carpet, stood the Protector, with a chair of state behind him, and divers of his Council and servants about him.

From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David

Rostov reined in his horse, whose spirits had risen, like his own, at the firing, and went back at a footpace.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

They rode at a footpace to the barn, where a large crowd of peasants was standing.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf