OSTENSORY


Meaning of OSTENSORY in English

[ ɒ'stɛns(ə)ri ]

■ noun ( plural ostensories ) another term for monstrance .

Origin

C18: from med. L. ostensorium , from ostens- (see ostensible ).

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