retable

noun /rɪˈteɪbəl/

1. A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

   Near-synonym: reredos (often synonymous)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French retable, ultimately from Medieval Latin retrotabulum.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry retable (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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