LECTERN


Meaning of LECTERN in English

n. 1 a stand for holding a book in a church or chapel, esp. for a bible from which lessons are to be read. 2 a similar stand for a lecturer etc.

[ ME lettorne f. OF let(t)run, med.L lectrum f. legere lect- read ]

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