faldstoolPronunciation: /ˈfɔːldstuːl/Definition of faldstool noun 1a folding chair used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when officiating in a church other than his own. 2a small movable folding desk or stool for kneeling at prayer. Origin: late Old English fældestōl, of Germanic origin, from the base of fold1 and stool, influenced by medieval Latin faldistolium, from Germanicfaldstool in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of faldstool in the US English dictionary