Definition of vassal. 1 : a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant.
lecternnoun [ C ] uk â /Ëlek.tÉn/ us â /Ëlek.tÉËn/. âº a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from. (Definition of âlecternâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)
A woman standing at a lectern. The definition of a lectern is a stand with an area on top to hold books or notes. An example of a lectern is a tall podium with a slanted top for books and notes that is located in front of the class and that the professor stands in front of when teaching classes.oun. 1  A reading desk with a slanted top used to hold a sacred text from which passages are read in a religious service. 2  A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.