dais

[ dey-is, dahy-, deys ]
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noun
  1. a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.

Origin of dais

1
1225–75; Middle English deis<Anglo-French (Old French dois) <Latin discus quoit; see discus

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How to use dais in a sentence

  • Your poor wife,—down with the daises; I know all, and she shall hear too.

    The Claverings | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for dais

dais

/ (ˈdeɪɪs, deɪs) /


noun
  1. a raised platform, usually at one end of a hall, used by speakers, etc

Origin of dais

1
C13: from Old French deis, from Latin discus discus

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