A suspended hoop or wheel on which tapers were fixed, forming a chandelier, used in churches on certain occasions before the Reformation. Obsolete.

Christian Church. = paschal candle n. at compounds. Also: a candlestick for holding such a candle (cf. Judas, n. 1b).

A pole, flagstaff; spec. †a may-pole; also †the pole on which the candle lighted at the ‘new fire’ was carried in the ceremonies of Easter Eve…

Scottish. A vessel or bowl containing the fuel and wick of a lamp. Also: a candleholder. Now historical.

In various specific uses. A stand or frame for candles or tapers burning in religious worship. Obsolete.

= trestle, n.

(a) A triangular frame somewhat similar in form to the ancient harrow, designed to carry candles, and used at the service of Tenebræ in Holy Week. Obs…

A genealogical tree representing the genealogy of Christ, from ‘the root of Jesse’ (cf. Isaiah xi. 1); used in churches in the Middle Ages as a…

A holy candelabrum with seven branches that was used in the ancient temple in Jerusalem; a similar candelabrum holding eight lights and a shamash (sh…

A candelabrum holding eight lights and a shamash (shamash, n. 2), used during the eight days of Hanukkah. Cf. menorah, n.