footholder

== English == === Etymology === From foot +‎ holder. === Noun === footholder (plural footholders) (mythology) In Welsh mythology, a virgin maiden tasked with holding a warrior's feet in her lap. Antón Bousquet, The World of the Gauls: Foundation(s) of a Celtic Philosophy (page 253) After the rape of his “footholder,” the king tries to find another maiden who could be used for this purpose.