The earliest roods hung from the top of the chancel arch (rood arch), or rested on a plain "rood beam" across it, usually at the level of the capitals of the columns.

The meaning of ROOD is a cross or crucifix symbolizing the cross on which Jesus Christ died; specifically : a large crucifix on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church.

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rood noun [C] (MEASURE) a measure of land area used in the past, equal to a quarter of an acre (Definition of rood from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © …

a crucifix, esp. a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen

rood (rud) n. 1. a crucifix, esp. a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church. 2. a. a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 m).

5 days ago · rood (plural roods) (archaic) A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. quotations