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

Example Sentences

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

His remains were collected and buried in the tomb at the back of the sedilia, where Abbot John's tomb was placed at a later date.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

Six of them were used for the sedilia, and the other three are to be found just behind, over the effigy of Dean Howard.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.

The High Altar, the credence table, and sedilia, are excellent examples of modern work.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by White, Gleeson

The piscina and the three sedilia, which belonged to the altar at the end of the aisle, remain in the south wall, and there are corbels for statues on either side of the east window.

From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)