subsellium

English

Etymology

Originates 1695–1705 from Latin subsellia (low seat or bench), from sub- (under) + sella (seat).

Noun

subsellium (plural subsellia)

1. A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord.

References

• “subsellium” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–.

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Latin

Etymology

sub- (under) + sella (seat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /suˈpsel.li.um/, [sʊˈpsɛl.li.ũ]

Noun

subsellium n (genitive subselliī); second declension

1. a low seat or bench
2. the bench (of a judge)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	subsellium	subsellia
genitive	subselliī	subselliōrum
dative	subselliō	subselliīs
accusative	subsellium	subsellia
ablative	subselliō	subselliīs
vocative	subsellium	subsellia

References

• subsellium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• subsellium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• du Cange, Charles (1883), “subsellium”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre
• “subsellium” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• subsellium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “subsellium” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–.