Definition of stools:
(n) :
A seat, especially for one person and without armrests.
(n) :
A seat for one person without a back or armrests.
(n) :
A footstool.
(n) :
(now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A seat with a back; a chair.
(n) :
(now chiefly dialectal, Scotland, literally and figuratively) A throne.
(n) :
(West Africa) A royal seat; a chief's throne.