/kan'dl ah"breuhm, -dl ay"-/ , n. , pl. candelabra /-breuh/ , candelabrums .
an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle.
[ 1805-15; candelabrum candlestick, equiv. to candel ( a ) CANDLE + -abrum, var. (after stems with an -l- ) of -bulum suffix of instruments; -a- by analogy with deverbal derivatives ]