an·te·pen·di·um 
(ăn′tē-pĕndē-əm)
(ăn′tē-pĕndē-əm)n. pl. an·te·pen·di·a (-dē-ə)
A decorative hanging for the front of an altar, lectern, or pulpit.
[Medieval Latin : Latin ante-, ante- + pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
antependium