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frithstool

[frith-stool]

noun

  1. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a seat in a church, placed near the altar, for persons who claimed the right of sanctuary.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of frithstool1

before 1000; Old English frithstōl, equivalent to frith peace, security (akin to Old Norse frithr, Gothic Frithareiks Frederick; friend ) + stōl stool
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Example Sentences

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There was a frithstool endowed with similar privileges at York Minster, and another at Durham.

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A few years later Hexham was made a See, and the "Frithstool" still remains from the time when its cathedral received the right of sanctuary.

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