subsellium
[suhb-
sel
-ee-
uh
m]
/sʌbˈsɛl i əm/
noun
,
plural
subsellia
[suhb-
sel
-ee-
uh
]
/sʌbˈsɛl i ə/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
misericord
(def 2).
Origin
1695-1705;
<
Latin:
low seat, bench, equivalent to
sub-
sub-
+
sell
(
a
) seat +
-ium
-ium
British Dictionary definitions for
subsellium
subsellium
/
sʌbˈsɛlɪəm
/
noun
1.
a rare word for
misericord
(sense 1)
Word Origin
C19: from Latin, from
sub-
+
sella
seat