‖preekstoel, noun

/ˈprɪəkstʊl/
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans (adaptation of Dutch predikstoel), preek preach + stoel chair.
A pulpit.
[1812 A. Plumptre tr. of H. Lichtenstein’s Trav. in Sn Afr. (1928) I. 207A high and remarkable rock, which, on account of its resemblance to a pulpit, is called by the herdsmen the Predikstoel.]
1817 G. Barker Journal. 31 Mar.Held no school, worked for the church, began a Preek Stoel.
1817 G. Barker Journal. 2 Apr.Finished the Preek Stoel today and occupied it in the evening.
1950 H.C. Bosman in L. Abrahams Jurie Steyn’s Post Office (1971) 55A preekstoel, the place where Dominee Welthagen was to stand.
1955 W. Illsley Wagon on Fire 99The deacons filed out of the vestry to occupy semi-circular pews on either side of the preek-stoel. They were followed by an elder who bore his Bible into the preek-stoel.
[1957 L.G. Green Beyond City Lights 18Always I visit a natural pillar surrounded by water...The cottage folk call it the Preekstoel. It stands up from the shallows like a stone exclamation mark, but it does also resemble a pulpit.]
1959 E. Mphahlele Down Second Ave (1965) 129Pastor Paulen’s disciplinary code under which he pronounced damnation from his preekstoel — pulpit — for sinners.
A pulpit.
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