lectern

lec·tern

L0097200 (lĕk′tərn)n.1. A reading desk with a slanted top used to hold a sacred text from which passages are read in a religious service.2. A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.

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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; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

lectern

(ˈlɛktən) n1. (Furniture) a reading desk or support in a church2. (Furniture) any similar desk or support[C14: from Old French lettrun, from Late Latin lectrum, ultimately from legere to read]

lec•tern

(ˈlɛk tərn)

n. 1. a reading desk in a church from which the Bible lessons are read during the service. 2. a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, etc., at the proper height for a standing reader or speaker.

lectern

, podium, dais, rostrum - A lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a dais is a platform for several people, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more.See also related terms for platform.

lectern

podium

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lectern - desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturerreading deskstand - a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"

Translations

小讲台读经台

lectern

(ˈlektən) noun a stand for holding a book etc to be read from, especially for a lecture or in a church. 講台，讀經台 小讲台，读经台