Lecturn
Pronunciation : Lec"turn
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. lectrinum, fr. lectrum; cf. L. legere, lectum, to read.]
Definition : Defn: A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern]. Fairholt.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913