Rood
noun
1.
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
2.
a cross as used in crucifixion.
3.
a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 meters).
4.
a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or ¼ acre (0.10117 hectare).
5.
a unit of 1 square rod (25.29 sq. m).
6.
Archaic. the cross on which Christ died.
noun
1.
a crucifix, esp one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church
(as modifier): rood beam, rood arch, rood screen
2.
the Cross on which Christ was crucified
3.
a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares
4.
a unit of area equal to 40 square rods
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noun 1. an archway at the center of a rood screen. 2. the archway between a nave and a chancel.
- Rood-beam
noun 1. a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood.
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- Rood-loft
noun 1. a gallery above a rood screen, approached from stairs, used for chantings and readings.
- Rood-screen
noun 1. a screen, often of elaborate design and properly surmounted by a rood, separating the nave from the choir or chancel of a church. noun 1. a partition of stone or wood, often richly carved and decorated, that separates the chancel from the main part of a church: it is surmounted by a crucifix […]