Altarpiece

Meaning

Noun

●

a

above and behind an

in a church

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Origin

altarpiece

English

altar

English

altare

Latin

piece

English

pece

Middle English (1100-1500)

pais

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

pax

Latin

peece

Anglo-Norman

piece

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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