sedile

noun

se·​di·​le

sə̇ˈdīlē

plural sedilia

-ˈdilēə

: one of usually three seats in the chancel of a church near the altar used by officiating clergy during intervals of a service and in an English church usually placed in a recess in the south wall

Word History

Etymology

Latin, seat, from sedēre to sit

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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