Gradin
Pronunciation : Gra"din, Gra*dine"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. "The gradines of the amphitheeater." Layard.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913