Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Faldistory \Fal"dis*to*ry\, n. [LL. faldistorium, faldestorium,
   from OHG. faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) +
   stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid
   together. See {Fold}, and {Stool}, and cf. {Faldstool},
   {Fauteuil}.]
   The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [Obs.]