Footstall

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

footstall
    n 1: an architectural support or base (as for a column or
         statue) [syn: {pedestal}, {plinth}, {footstall}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Footstall \Foot"stall`\, n. [Cf. {Pedestal}.]
   1. The stirrup of a woman's saddle.
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   2. (Arch.) The plinth or base of a pillar.
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