Lord's table

American  

noun

1. the. communion table.

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Lord's table British  

noun

1. Holy Communion

2. another name for altar

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Etymology

Origin of Lord's table

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

“No one could be more welcoming at the Lord’s table than Everett Quinton,” he said by email.

From New York Times

“We are going to meet for worship this Sunday to celebrate the Lord’s Table together,” reads the statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Barbara Hyman, 92, a volunteer with Meals on Wheels, the Lord’s Table at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, Md., and the American Cancer Society, died Aug. 25 at her home in Rockville, Md. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a son, Edward Hyman.

From Washington Post

"I had a brother took the black, years ago. Serving boy, clever, but one day he got seen filching pepper from m'lord's table. He liked the taste df it, is all. Just a pinch o' pepper, but Ser Malcolm was a hard man. You get pepper on the Wall?"

From Literature

Dareon, I am told that you sang at many a high lord's table and shared their meat and mead.

From Literature