lectern
Plural: lecterns
Noun
- A reading desk, especially in a church or lecture hall.
- desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
- A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
Examples
- He stood over the Scrabble board as if it were a LECTERN, delivering a lecture with each play.
Origin / Etymology
15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle English lettorne, lettron, from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of Latin legō (“I read”).
Synonyms
reading desk, podium
Scrabble Score: 9
lectern: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlectern: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lectern: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
lectern: valid Words With Friends Word