n. [ LL. faldagium, fr. AS. fald, E. fold. Cf. Foldage. ] (O. Eng. Law) A privilege of setting up, and moving about, folds for sheep, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; -- often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor. Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. fald (E.fold) + E. fee. See Faldage. ] (O. Eng. Law) A fee or rent paid by a tenant for the privilege of faldage on his own ground. Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. faldistorium, faldestorium, from OHG. faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) + stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid together. See Fold, and Stool, and cf. Faldstool, Fauteuil. ] The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Faldistory. ] A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. This esage is a relic of the ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool. [ 1913 Webster ]
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