'Lettern' definitions:
Definition of 'Lettern'
From: GCIDE
- Lettern \Let"tern\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]rn), n. See Lecturn. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'lettern'
From: GCIDE
- Lectern \Lec"tern\ (l[e^]k"t[u^]rn), n. [Written also lecturn and lettern.] [LL. lectrinum, fr. lectrum; cf. L. legere, lectum, to read.]
- 1. A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: A reading desk, usually in the form of a stand with a slanted top that holds books or lecture notes at a height convenient for reading by a speaker who is standing. A modern lectern may be of adjustable height, and be fitted with a light to illuminate the material on the desk, and sometimes a microphone or other electrical equipment for use of a speaker. [PJC]