Ăc'ro-tē'ri-ŭm, n.
Ăc'ro-tē'ri-ŭm, n.; pl. ACROTERIA. [Gr. ἀκρωτήριον, extremity, from ἄκρος, extreme; Lat. acroterium; Fr. acrotère.]
Sense 1. (Arch.) (a.) A small pedestal, usually without a base, anciently placed at the two extremes, or in the middle of pediments or frontispieces, serving to support the statues, &c. (b.) A figure placed as an ornament on the top of churches. (c.) One of a range of pinnacles on flat buildings, with rails and balusters. Gault.
Sense 2. One of the extremities of the body, as the head, hand, or foot.
