DIPTYCH

diptych. Diptych, n. a reister of martyrs or bishops

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Dip″tych (?), n. [[L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. � folded, doubled; δι- = δίσ- twice + � to fold, double up.]] 1. 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych.
2. 2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.