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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lec•tern /ˈlɛktɚn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Furniturea stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, etc., at the proper height for a standing reader or speaker.
See -lec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lec•tern (lek′tərn),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- Furniturea stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader or speaker.
- Medieval Latin lēctrum, as above
- Middle French letrun
- Medieval Latin lēctrīnum, derivative of lēctrum lectern, equivalent. to Latin leg(ere) to read + -trum instrumental suffix; replacing Middle English letroun, lettorne
- earlier lectron(e), late Middle English lectryn 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lectern /ˈlɛktən/ n - a reading desk or support in a church
- any similar desk or support
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French lettrun, from Late Latin lectrum, ultimately from legere to read |