"footholder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: footholders [plural]
Etymology: foot + holder Etymology templates: {{com|en|foot|holder}} foot + holder Head templates: {{en-noun}} footholder (plural footholders)
  1. (mythology) In Welsh mythology, a virgin maiden tasked with holding a warrior's feet in her lap. Categories (topical): Mythology

Inflected forms

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