biechtstoel

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of biechten (“to confess”) +‎ stoel (“chair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbixt.stul/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: biecht‧stoel

Noun

biechtstoel m (plural biechtstoelen, diminutive biechtstoeltje n)

  1. a confessional chair (often rather a booth) where a confessor can privately hear confession
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