jube

American  

[joo-bee, yoo-bey] / ˈdʒu bi, ˈyu beɪ /

noun

Architecture.

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

2. a rood loft.

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jube ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒuːbɪ /

noun

1. a gallery or loft over the rood screen in a church or cathedral

2. another name for rood screen

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jube ² British  

/ dʒuːb /

noun

1. informal any jelly-like sweet

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Etymology

Origin of jube

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

Example Sentences

Among the other decorative features are an elaborately conceived "tree of Jesse," an unusually massive rood-loft or jube, and a high-altar of much magnificence.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Now that the King is crowned, he ascends the steps of the jube, and seats himself upon the throne.

From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron

Our people lie under one of the great marble slabs before the jube, some of the memorial brass balusters of which are engraved with their names and the dates of their decease.

From Imaginary Portraits by Pater, Walter

Under the organ are two sculptured Renaissance bas-reliefs, taken from the ancient jube, and representing a "Descent from the Cross" and "Christ Bearing the Cross."

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

This jube, glittering with gold, was placed about one hundred and fifty feet from the portal.

From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron