Sedile
noun, plural sedilia
[se-dil-ee-uh] /sɛˈdɪl i ə/ (Show IPA). Ecclesiastical.
1.
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
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