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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of biechten (“to confess”) + stoel (“chair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbixt.stul/
- Hyphenation: biecht‧stoel
Noun
biechtstoel m (plural biechtstoelen, diminutive biechtstoeltje n)
- A confessional chair (often rather a booth) where a confessor can privately hear confession