subsellium

[suhb-sel-ee-uh m]

noun, plural sub·sel·li·a

[suhb-sel-ee-uh] /sʌbˈsɛl i ə/.

misericord(def 2).

Origin of subsellium

1695–1705; < Latin: low seat, bench, equivalent to sub- sub- + sell(a) seat + -ium -ium

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Historical Examples of subsellium

The bench (subsellium) differed from the stool only in accommodating more than one person.
The Private Life of the Romans
Harold Whetstone Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for subsellium

subsellium

noun

a rare word for misericord (def. 1)

Word Origin for subsellium

C19: from Latin, from sub- + sella seat

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