Definition of Frithstool. Meaning of Frithstool. Synonyms of Frithstool

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Definition of Frithstool

Frithstool
Fridstol Frid"stol` (fr[i^]d"st[=o]l`), Frithstool Frith`stool" (fr[i^]th"st[=oo]l`), n. [AS. fri[eth]st[=o]l. See Fred, and Stool.] A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. [Written variously fridstool, freedstool, etc.] [Obs.]

Meaning of Frithstool from wikipedia

- Among ancient English writers, a frithstool, frith stool or fridstool signified a seat, chair, or place of peace, in reference to the Anglo-Saxon concept...
- and slabs. An example from early medieval stonework is the Anglo-Saxon frithstool at Hexham Abbey. The symbol has been interpreted as representing the Holy...
- completed in 1908. An early bishop's cathedra survives in the form of a frithstool (foreground of the 2nd image) as does St Wilfrid's 7th-century crypt (3rd...