suppedaneum

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sʌpɪˈdeɪnɪəm/ === Noun === suppedaneum (plural 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