'Right of the tabouret' definitions:
Definition of 'Right of the tabouret'
From: GCIDE
- Tabouret \Tab"ou*ret\, n. [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum. See Tabor.]
- 1. Same as Taboret. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a drum. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An embroidery frame. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- Right of the tabouret, the privilege of sitting on a tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly granted to certain ladies of high rank at the French court. [1913 Webster]