n.
Pronunciation: ' män(t)-str ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English mustraunce, monstrans demonstration, monstrance, from Anglo-French mustrance show, sign, from Medieval Latin monstrantia, from Latin monstrare to show, from monstrum
Date: 15th century
: a vessel in which the consecrated Host is exposed for the adoration of the faithful
monstrance