transenna

[ tran-sen-uh ]

noun,plural tran·sen·nae [tran-sen-ee]. /trænˈsɛn i/.
  1. (in early Christian architecture) an openwork screen of stone or metal enclosing a shrine.

Origin of transenna

1
From the Latin word trā(n)senna net trap for birds

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