Word of the Day - Lectern

lectern

/ˈlɛktəːn//ˈlɛkt(ə)n/
noun
A tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, from which someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up.

Origin
Middle English: from Old French letrun, from medieval Latin lectrum, from legere ‘to read’.

Professor Davis dressed informally, but did use a lectern in his classes. He wandered away and then back, as if it were an anchor from which he could not stray too far.