A lectern -LRB- from the Latin lectus, past participle of legere ", 'to read' '-RRB- is a reading desk with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to a some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon.
A lectern -LRB- from the Latin lectus, past participle of legere, '' to read '' -RRB- is a reading desk with a slanted top.