Main Entry:

mon·strance

Pronunciation:

\ˈmän(t)-strən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English mustraunce, monstrans demonstration, monstrance, from Anglo-French mustrance show, sign, from Medieval Latin monstrantia, from Latin monstrare to show, from monstrum

Date:

15th century

: a vessel in which the consecrated Host is exposed for the adoration of the faithful

[monstrance illustration]