prayer card

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English

Noun

prayer card (plural prayer cards)

  1. Synonym of holy card
  2. (UK, politics) In the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.
    • 2009, Dennis Canavan, Let the People Decide: The Autobiography of Dennis Canavan:
      Normally sittings of the House of Commons begin with prayers and, at intervals along the back of each bench, there are little brass frames for holding prayer cards.