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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English deis, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin discus high table, from Latin, dish, quoit — more at dish Date: 13th century a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a low platform, usu. at the upper end of a hall and used to support a table, lectern, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF deis f. L discus disc, dish, in med.L = table

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dais Da"is (d[=a]"[i^]s), n. [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF. deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. ? a quoit, a dish. See Dish.] 1. 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. [Obs.] 2. 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. 3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.] --Shiply.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(daises) A dais is a raised platform in a hall. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

balcony, bench, catafalque, chair, curule chair, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, helm, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, podium, pulpit, rostrum, saddle, seat, seat of power, seat of state, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune, woolsack