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Wiktionary (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: pedestal (Noun) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}. pedestal (Noun)
Word Origin and History for pedestal Expand. n. 1560s, base supporting a column, statue, etc., from Middle French piÃ©destal (1540s), from Italian piedistallo base of a pillar, from pie foot + di of + stallo stall, place, seat, from a Germanic source (see stall (n.1)).