Main Entry: ¹stool

Pronunciation: \ˈstül\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stōl; akin to Old High German stuol chair, Old Church Slavic stolŭ seat, throne

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a seat usually without back or arms supported by three or four legs or by a central pedestal b : a low bench or portable support for the feet or knees : footstool
2 : a seat used as a symbol of office or authority; also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain
3 a : a seat used while defecating or urinating b : a discharge of fecal matter
4 a : a stump or group of stumps of a tree especially when producing suckers b : a plant crown from which shoots grow out c : a shoot or growth from a stool
5 : stool pigeon 1