Fridstoll
Among ancient English writers, fridstoll, or frithstow, signified a seat, chair, or place of peace. The most famous surviving examples are in Beverley Minster, which has the inscription Haec sedes lapidea Freedstoll dicitur, i.e. Pacis Cathedra, ad quam reus fugiendo perveniens, omnimodam habet securitatem and in Hexham Abbey.
Also, frith-stool or frithstool, OE frithstól, frythstól, freedstool, fridstool, meaning. Old English only, A place of safety; a refuge;. A seat, usually of stone, formerly placed near the altar in some churches, which afforded inviolable protection to those who sought privilege of sanctuary.
The term also signified a palace, which was usually a privileged place.
