stasidia

sta·sid·i·on

[stuh-sid-ee-uhn]
noun, plural sta·sid·i·a [-sid-ee-uh] .
a choir stall in an Orthodox church.

Origin:
< Medieval Greek stasídion station, seat in a church, probably equivalent to Greek stás(is) position, station (see stasis) + -idion diminutive suffix

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