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)
Because the Torah scrolls are large, the central feature of the bimah in a synagogue is a table large enough to hold an open Torah along with a tikkun or Chumash (reference books used to check the reading). In some synagogues, this table may resemble a large lectern.n a church, the lectern is usually the stand on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons (reading from Scripture) are read during the service. The lessons may be read or chanted by a priest, deacon, minister, or layperson, depending upon the liturgical traditions of the community.