rood beam
noun
a beam above the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church, supporting the rood.
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Upon the piers of this arch toward the nave are some curious brackets, which probably supported the original rood-beam.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
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