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cierge
noun
[ sɪˈɛːʒ ]
• a wax candle, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
• "the cierges were lighted, and a splendid mass in music performed"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cerge, from Latin cereas ‘wax taper’.
