dais (n.) The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which
the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table.
dais (n.) A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large
room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the
chief guests.
dais (n.) A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
dais dā′is, n. a raised floor at the upper
end of the dining-hall where the high table stood: a raised floor with a
seat and canopy: the canopy over an altar, &c. [O. Fr.
dais—Low L. discus, a table—L. discus, a
quoit—Gr. diskos, a disc.]
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