Sedile

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sedilia \Se*dil"i*a\, n. pl.; sing. {Sedile}. [L. sedile a
     seat.] (Arch.)
     Seats in the chancel of a church near the altar for the
     officiating clergy during intervals of service. --Hook.
     [1913 Webster]