Definitions of Jesse

1. A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; - called also tree of Jesse.

2. A large branched candlestick used in churches.

3. A large branching candlestick in churches, so called from its spreading out like the genealogical tree of Jesse.

4. The large branched candlestick used in churches, so called as resembling the genealogical tree of Jesse, the father of David, a picture of which was formerly hung in churches.