sedile

American  

[se-dahy-lee] / sɛˈdaɪ li /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

plural

sedilia

1. one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.

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Etymology

Origin of sedile

1785–95; < Latin sedīle sitting-place, equivalent to sed ( ēre ) to sit ¹ + -īle neuter noun suffix

Example Sentences

Secundum moenia locus erat frondosis populis opacus, vitibusque sponte natis, tenuis prope aqua defluebat, placide murmurans, ubi sedile et domus Democriti conspiciebatur.

From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, Robert

At the E. end is a piscina and a sedile, each under an elaborate triple ogee canopy.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The sanctuary contains a sedile and piscina, and a stoup and a rougher piscina will be found in the nave.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The chancel is furnished with a sedile, credence-niche, stalls, reading desk, and lectern. 

From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by Nicholls, H. G. (Henry George)

Elfride, in turning her head, saw something shine weakly from a crevice in the rocky sedile.

From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas