acroterium

Etymology
From, from ; related to.

Noun



 * 1)  One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
 * 2) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Irish: acraitéiriam
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: akrotērijs
 * Polish:, , naszczytnik
 * Portuguese: acrotério