Lecturn vs. Lectern: Decoding the Right Spelling

A reading desk with a slanted top used to hold a sacred text from which passages are read in a religious service.

A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.

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.

A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read.

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.

Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer