lychnoscope

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos) +‎ -scope.

Noun

lychnoscope (plural lychnoscopes)

1. (architecture, archaic) A low side window in a church.

   Synonym: leper window

References

• “lychnoscope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.