se·di·le
| \ sə̇ˈdīlē \
plural sedilia\
-ˈdilēə
\
Definition of sedile
: one of usually three seats in the chancel of a church near the altar used by officiating clergy during intervals of a service and in an English church usually placed in a recess in the south wall
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The first known use of sedile was in 1793
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