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 : footstool2: a seat used as a symbol of office or authority ; also : the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain3 a: a seat used while defecating or urinating b: a discharge of fecal matter4 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 stool5: stool pigeon 1