footstool

noun
/ˈfʊtˌstuːl/

Etymology

From foot + stool.

  1. inherited from *stoh₂los
  2. inherited from *stōlaz — “chair
  3. inherited from *stōl
  4. inherited from stōl — “chair, seat, throne
  5. inherited from stool
  6. compounded as footstool — “foot + stool

Definitions

  1. A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

    • 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.
  2. Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.

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