falcon peregrine
Preserved but no longer current.
See PEREGRINE. Fald-stool (Old High Ger. faldan, to fold). A portable folding chair used by a bishop in a church other than his own cathedral; a small desk at which the Litany is sung or said; also the place at the south side of the altar at which sovereigns kneel at their coronations.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “falcon peregrine” mean?
See PEREGRINE. Fald-stool (Old High Ger. faldan, to fold). A portable folding chair used by a bishop in a church other than his own cathedral; a small desk at which the Litany is sung or said; also the place at the south side of the altar at which sovereigns kneel at their coronations.
Is “falcon peregrine” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.