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A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.

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  1. n. A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.
  2. A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. [Written variously fridstool, freedstool, etc.] [Obs.]
  3. n. A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary.