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jube
[ joo-bee, yoo-bey ]
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.
jube
1/ ˈːɪ /
noun
- a gallery or loft over the rood screen in a church or cathedral
- another name for rood screen
jube
2/ ː /
noun
- informal.any jelly-like sweet
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jube1
1715–25; < Latin ܲŧ, first word of prayer beginning Jubē, Domine, benedicere consent, O Lord, to bless; said at or near this screen
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jube1
C18: from French ܲé, 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
Origin of jube2
C20: shortened from jujube
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People who’d come from the Jube IDP Camp 3, as well as other camps from across South Sudan, wore lanyards and white hats with a logo commemorating the visit.
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One account claims the city gained its name from the land’s original village chief, Jubé, whose people were relocated to make space for modern-day Juba.
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Two more at least were in front of the Rood-loft or Jubé, and the remaining one very probably was in one of the aisles.
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Jube, jōō′bē, n. the rood-loft or gallery over the entrance to the choir of a church.
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"I know Jube'll want some of that," he added after a moment.
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