dais
/ˈdeɪ.əs/ · noun
Meaning
- A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
- A bench, a settle, a pew.
- An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table.
- The canopy over an altar, etc.
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