acroterion
noun
ac·ro·te·ri·on
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-ˌän,
-ē-ən
variants or acroterium or akroterion or acroter or less commonly akroter
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-əm
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-ˌän,
-ē-ən
ˈa-krə-tər
plural acroteria or akroteria
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-ə
or acroters also akroters : a pedestal placed on a pediment to support a statue or other ornamentation
also : an ornament similarly placed (as on the prow of a galley)
Word History
Etymology
acroterion, akroterion from Greek akrōtērion, from akros topmost, extreme; akin to Greek akē point; acroterium from Latin, from Greek akrōtērion; acroter, akroter from French acrotère, from Latin acroterium
First Known Use
1664, in the meaning defined above