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jube

[ joo-bee, yoo-bey ]

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noun

, Architecture.

a screen with an upper platform, separating the choir of a church from the nave and often supporting a rood.
a rood loft.

jube

/ ˈdʒuːbɪ /

noun

a gallery or loft over the rood screen in a church or cathedral
another name for rood screen

jube

/ dʒuːb /

noun

informal.
any jelly-like sweet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jube¹

1715–25; < Latin jubē, first word of prayer beginning Jubē, Domine, benedicere consent, O Lord, to bless; said at or near this screen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jube¹

C18: from French jubé, from opening words of Medieval Latin prayer Jube, Domine, benedicere Bid, Lord, a blessing; probably from the deacon's standing by the rood screen or in the rood loft to pronounce this prayer

Origin of jube²

C20: shortened from jujube

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