footstool
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footstool
- /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/
Where it comes from
From foot + stool.
noun footstools · foot stool · foot-stool
- 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.
- Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient. 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.
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noun a low stool
| Español | reposapiés, escabel, banqueta, silletín, alzapié, taburete |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 足載せ台 ashinosedai |
| 中文 | 腳台 jiǎotái, 腳凳 /脚凳 jiǎodèng |
| Kiswahili | kibao |
| Português | escabelo |
| Français | repose-pied |
| Deutsch | Schemel, Fußbank, Fußschemel |
| Italiano | sgabello, poggiapiedi |
| Ελληνικά | υποπόδιο ypopódio |
| Русский | скаме́ечка для ног skaméječka dlja nog, подста́вка для ног podstávka dlja nog |
| עברית | הֲדוֹם hadóm |
Talk about this word "footstool." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/footstool. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. footstool. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/footstool "footstool." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/footstool.
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@misc{footstool_2026,
title = {footstool},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/footstool},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
