subsellium

[ suhb-sel-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural sub·sel·li·a [suhb-sel-ee-uh]. /sʌbˈsɛl i ə/.

Origin of subsellium

1
1695–1705; <Latin: low seat, bench, equivalent to sub-sub- + sell(a) seat + -ium-ium

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British Dictionary definitions for subsellium

subsellium

/ (sʌbˈsɛlɪəm) /


noun
  1. a rare word for misericord (def. 1)

Origin of subsellium

1
C19: from Latin, from sub- + sella seat

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