bugia

Plural: bugias

Noun

A liturgical candlestick held beside a Latin Catholic bishop or other prelate.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin bugia, from Medieval Latin candēla Bugiae, candēla dē Bugia (“candle from Bejaia (a seaport town in northeastern Algeria from which they were exported)”), a calque of Middle French chandelle de Bougie. Doublet of bougie.

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