1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Faldstool \Fald"stool`\, n. [See {Faldistory}.] A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster] Note: In the modern practice of the Church of England, the term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which the litany is read. This esage is a relic of the ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool. [1913 Webster]
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