suppedaneum

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suppedaneum

/sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/

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From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).

noun suppedanea

a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross 2002: At the center of the O, a nimbed Christ is fixed to a cross with a large serpent coiled at its base, his feet on a suppedaneum. — Celia Chazell, Reading Medieval Images, ed. Thelma Thomas & Elizabeth Sears (University of Michigan 2005, p. 27)
the platform in front of the altar on which celebrating priest stands

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@misc{suppedaneum_2026,
  title = {suppedaneum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suppedaneum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}