n. [ OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See Dish, and cf. Disk. ] 1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for “the clerical profession.” [ 1913 Webster ]
[しゅせき, shuseki] (n, adj-no) (1) head; chief; (n) (2) (主席 only) chairman; governor; president; (3) (首席 only) top student; head of the class; (4) top seat; first desk (in orchestra); (P)#8290