{ Frid″stol′ (frĭd″stōl′), Frith′stool″ (frĭth″sto͞ol′) }, n. [AS. friðstōl. See Fred, and Stool.] A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. [Written variously fridstool, freedstool, etc.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.