lectern
noun
- a reading desk in a church, esp. such a desk from which a part of the Scriptures is read in a church service
- a stand for holding the notes, written speech, etc., as of a lecturer
See lectern in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lĕkˈtərn)
noun- A reading desk with a slanted top used to hold a sacred text from which passages are read in a religious service.
- A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.
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