footrest

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

footrest
    n 1: a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
         [syn: {footstool}, {footrest}, {ottoman}, {tuffet}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "footrest":
      doorstep, foothold, footing, footplate, footrail, footstep, hold,
      locus standi, perch, purchase, rest, riser, round, rundle, rung,
      scale, spoke, stair, stance, stand, standing, standing place,
      stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, string, toehold, tread