noun (n)

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

  Synonym:
  footstall, pedestal
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913