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• 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• seat — Synonyms and related words: CP, Eames chair, GHQ, HQ, Hitchcock chair, TV chair, abiding place, abode, accommodate, address, angle, armchair, armless chair, arse, ass, back seat, backside, banquette, bar stool, barber chair, barrel chair, base,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• dais — /day is, duy , days/, n. a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc. [1225 75; ME deis < AF (OF dois) < L discus quoit; see DISCUS] * * * ▪ architecture  any raised platform in a room, used primarily… …   Universalium

• dais — Synonyms and related words: 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 …   Moby Thesaurus

• dais — sb. == a raised seat. RG. 536. Alys. 1039 …   Oldest English Words

• throne — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. royal seat, chair; sovereignty, scepter. See authority. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The seat on which a ruler sits] Syn. chair of state, royal seat, dais, cathedra, divan, gaddi, guddee, masmud, masnad,… …   English dictionary for students

• Throne — This article is about royal thrones; for other meanings see Throne (disambiguation). The thrones for Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh (back) in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa are usually occupied by the Queen s… …   Wikipedia

• Baldachin — Engraving of the Gnadenaltar in the Vierzehnheiligen Basilica, Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria. This altar has a baldachin. A baldachin, or baldaquin (from Italian: baldacchino), is a canopy of state over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a… …   Wikipedia

• throne — throneless, adj. /throhn/, n., v., throned, throning. n. 1. the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy. 2. the office or dignity of a… …   Universalium

• Coronations in Europe — Note: this article is one of a set, describing coronations around the world. For general information related to all coronations, please see the umbrella article Coronation. Coronation of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and Empress Alexandra… …   Wikipedia

• Palace of Westminster — Houses of Parliament redirects here. For other uses, see Houses of Parliament (disambiguation). Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge viewed …   Wikipedia