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subsellium

[ suhb-sel-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural sub·sel·li·a [suhb-, sel, -ee-, uh].

subsellium

/ sʌbˈsɛlɪəm /

noun

  1. a rare word for misericord
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsellium1

1695–1705; < Latin: low seat, bench, equivalent to sub- sub- + sell ( a ) seat + -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subsellium1

C19: from Latin, from sub- + sella seat
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Example Sentences

The bench (subsellium) differed from the stool only in accommodating more than one person.

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