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noun - one of the seats in a church for the use of the officiating clergy

SEDILIA - In ecclesiastical architecture, sedilia (plural of Latin sedle, "seat") are seats, usually made of stone, found on the liturgical south side of an al...

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Doctor liaised for sitting clergy
Naughty ladies I put in seats meant for clergy
Seating arrangement in church is ideal, perhaps
Seats for dailies, possibly ?

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Sep 26 2011 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Feb 12 2009 The Telegraph - Toughie
Aug 5 2005 The Times - Specialist
Jul 18 2004 The Times - Cryptic

Sedilia description
In ecclesiastical architecture, sedilia (plural of Latin sedle, "seat") are seats, usually made of stone, found on the liturgical south side of an altar, often in the chancel, for use during Mass for the officiating priest and his assistants, the deacon and sub-deacon. The seat is often set back into the main wall of the church itself. * Not all sedilia are stone; there is a timber one thought to be 15th century in St Nicholas' Church at Rodmersham in Kent. * When there is only one such seat, the singular form sedile is used, as for instance at St Mary's, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire or at St Agatha's, Coates, West Sussex. * The first examples in the catacombs were single inlays for the officiating priest. In time the more usual number became three, although there are examples of up to five sedilia.The custom of recessing them in the thickness of the wall began about the end of the 12th century; some early examples consist only of stone benches, and there is one instance of a single s

Sedilia description

In ecclesiastical architecture, sedilia (plural of Latin sedle, "seat") are seats, usually made of stone, found on the liturgical south side of an altar, often in the chancel, for use during Mass for the officiating priest and his assistants, the deacon and sub-deacon. The seat is often set back into the main wall of the church itself.
* Not all sedilia are stone; there is a timber one thought to be 15th century in St Nicholas' Church at Rodmersham in Kent.
* When there is only one such seat, the singular form sedile is used, as for instance at St Mary's, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire or at St Agatha's, Coates, West Sussex.
* The first examples in the catacombs were single inlays for the officiating priest. In time the more usual number became three, although there are examples of up to five sedilia.The custom of recessing them in the thickness of the wall began about the end of the 12th century; some early examples consist only of stone benches, and there is one instance of a single s

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