falconingt

[Early mod. E. faulkning; Wee find in faulconrie sixteen hawkes or fowls that prey. Holland , tr. of Pliny, x. 8. 2. The sport of pursuing wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks. Commonly called hawking. derol. very commonly seats of this form were made of heavy 3. A folding stool, provided with a cushion, on which worshipers kneel during certain acts of devotion; especially, such a stool placed at the south side of the altar, at which the kings or queens of England kneel at their coronation. On the wall are fixed plates of bra , whereon is engraved the figure of a judge in his robes, kneeling at a faldstool . Ashmole , Berks hire, i. 10. The Dean of Westminster then laid the ampulla and spoon upon the altar, and the Queen kneeling at the fald stool , the archbishop, standing on the north side of the altar, pronounced a prayer or ble ing over her. First Year of a Silken Reign , p. 252. 4. A movable folding seat in a church or cathedral, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from the throne, or in a church not under his jurisdiction. They [deacons to be ordained] knelt in the form of a crown or circle around the bishop, whom they found seated on a faldstool and wearing his mitre in front of the altar. R. W. Dixon , Hist. Church of Eng., xvii. 5. A small desk in cathedrals, churches, etc., at which the litany is enjoined to be sung or said. It is sometimes called a litany stool or litany desk, and when used it is gener IMG:content-1048.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-1049.jpg:[graphic] of ally placed in the choir, sometimes near the steps of the altar.