Lectern

['lekt(ə)n;-tɜːn]

(noun.) desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer.

Inputed by Katherine--From WordNet

(n.) See Lecturn.

Checked by Clifton

n. a reading-desk in churches from which the Scripture lessons are read.—ns. (obs.) Lec′turn Let′tern.

Inputed by Erma