Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913 Fridstol 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.] [Obs.] ‹ Fridge Fried ›