ANTEPENDIUM


Meaning of ANTEPENDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-ti-ˈpen-dē-əm ]

noun

( plural -di·ums or an·te·pen·dia -dē-ə)

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin ante- + pendēre to hang — more at pendant

Date: 1635

: a hanging for the front of an altar, pulpit, or lectern

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.