prie-dieu

American  

[pree-dyoo, pree-dyœ] / ˈpriˈdjʊ, priˈdjœ /

noun

prie-dieus, plural prie-dieux plural

1. a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.

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prie-dieu British  

/ priːˈdjɜː /

noun

1. a piece of furniture consisting of a low surface for kneeling upon and a narrow front surmounted by a rest for the elbows or for books, for use when praying

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• prie-dieus
  plural
• prie-dieux
  plural

Etymology

Origin of prie-dieu

1750–60; < French: literally, pray God