noun (n)

• a support or foundation(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  base, stand
  

  source: wordnet30
• a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)(noun.state)

  Example:
  They put him on a pedestal.
  

  source: wordnet30
• an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  footstall, plinth
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913