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.
The domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church that houses the bishop's throne.
(Latin tribunus militum, "tribune of the soldiers"): an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion.
A place or an opportunity to speak, to express one's opinion; a platform or pulpit.
A protector of the people.
An elected official in Ancient Rome.