Lectern Definition
lĕktərn
noun
A reading desk in a church, esp. such a desk from which a part of the Scriptures is read in a church service.
Webster's New World
A stand for holding the notes, written speech, etc., as of a lecturer.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Lectern
Noun
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lectern
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lecternsOrigin of Lectern
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15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle English lettorne, lettron, from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of Latin legō (“I read").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English lettorne, lectorn from Old French lettrun from Medieval Latin lēctrīnum from Late Latin lēctrum from Latin lēctus past participle of legere to read leg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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