noun, plural pis·ci·nae [pi-sahy-nee, pi-see-] /pɪˈsaɪ ni, pɪˈsi-/. Ecclesiastical.
- a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
noun plural -nae (-niː) or -nas
- RC Church a stone basin, with a drain, in a church or sacristy where water used at Mass is poured away