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frith⋅stool

[frith-stool]
–noun
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a seat in a church, placed near the altar, for persons who claimed the right of sanctuary.

Origin:
bef. 1000; OE frithstōl, equiv. to frith peace, security (akin to ON frithr, Goth Frithareiks Frederick; see friend ) + stōl stool
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