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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">lecterns</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>preaching chairs</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>shtenders</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>badalones</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>stands by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lectern</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lecturn</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lecturns</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>letterns</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>letturns</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Elevated stands with a sloping top and usually a ledge at the bottom of the slope designed to support a book or script in a convenient position for a reader standing before it. A lectern may be placed on a table or mounted on a pedestal. A lectern In a church is usually situated in the chancel, sometimes inside a rood screen or tribune. ]]></note></mads>