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.

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

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Related Words for jube

gallery, jube

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Historical Examples of jube

When the iron was hammered cold, Jube broke the momentary silence.
The Young Mountaineers
Charles Egbert Craddock
Doubtless the dollar was offered to Jube afterward, exactly as it had been offered to him.
The Young Mountaineers
Charles Egbert Craddock
Ike knew they would find him there waiting for Jube and the horse.
The Young Mountaineers
Charles Egbert Craddock
Someone cut the rope and Jube dropped lifeless to the ground.
The heart of happy hollow
Paul Laurence Dunbar
It was now that Jube proved how invaluable he was as a coadjutor.
The heart of happy hollow
Paul Laurence Dunbar

British Dictionary definitions for jube

jube

noun

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

Word Origin for jube

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

jube

noun

Australian and NZ informal any jelly-like sweet

Word Origin for jube

C20: shortened from jujube

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