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subsellium

American  
[suhb-sel-ee-uhm] / sʌbˈsɛl i əm /

noun

plural

subsellia

  1. misericord.

subsellium British  
/ sʌbˈsɛlɪəm /

noun

  1. a rare word for misericord

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Etymology

Origin of subsellium

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

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