Etymology

monstrance

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Today it means: An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration. Full definition →

Middle English mustraunce ← Old French mostrance ← Latin mōnstrantia
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommōnstrāns
  2. Latin · derived frommōnstrantia
  3. Old French · derived frommostrance
  4. Middle English · inherited frommustraunce
  5. English todaymonstrance

From Middle English mustraunce, from Old French mostrance, monstrance, from post-classical Latin mōnstrantia, from classical Latin mōnstrāns, present participle of mōnstrāre (“to show”).

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