plinth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
    pedestal; footstall.

WordNet

Plinth noun
Etymology
L. plinthus, Gr. a brick or tile, a plinth, perh. akin to E. flint: cf. F. plinthe.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column.

Webster 1913