Footstool
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Footstool is a noun meaning A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
Meaning
A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.
Example Sentences
In Christianity, the world is called the footstool of Christ; in this Sumerian vision, the awakened body would be called the bed of the Queen of Heaven.
Thereafter, when I have eaten and drunken and made merry in my royal palace at Carcë, I will sail with my armies over the teeming deep to many-mountained Demonland. And it shall be my footstool, and these other Demons the slaves of me, yea, and the slaves of my slaves.
Word Forms
- footstools
- foot stool
- foot-stool
Synonyms for footstool
Depending on context, synonyms include footrest, ottoman.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include footrest, ottoman, foot-stool, stool, stepstool, stairfoot.
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