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• plural of sedile.

sedilia

British  

/ sɛˈdaɪlɪə /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the group of three seats, each called a sedile ( sɛˈdaɪlɪ ), often recessed, on the south side of a sanctuary where the celebrant and ministers sit at certain points during High Mass

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Etymology

Origin of sedilia

C18: from Latin, from sedīle a chair, from sedēre to sit

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His pages are peppered with erudite information about north perpendicular windows, Norman towers, triple sedilia and rood-loft doorways, which he appeals to his readers to please "note" and "admire".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2018

Half-way between Cambridge and Newmarket, and half a mile from the main road, stands the fine Church of Bottisham, with good Decorated windows, a stone rood screen of Perpendicular work, and noteworthy sedilia and piscina.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare

The sedilia or stone seats still remain entire, and extend along the north, south, and west walls.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Dugald Butler

The chief points of interest are a good decorated font, two sedilia, and a tomb with effigies of Sir W. and Lady Pope, erected about the middle of the 17th century.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Edwin Walford

Both walls have an arcading of cinque-foil pattern; and the double piscina and the graduated sedilia are of no less merit.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare