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Pew

Pew Meaning & Definition
Pew Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pew?

[n] long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pew: church bench

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pew: amen corner | anxious bench | anxious seat | booth | box | cavity | cell | cellule | chamber | compartment | crib | crypt | enclosed space | hold | hole | hollow | manger | penitent form | sedilia | stall | vault

See Also | bench

Pew In Webster's Dictionary

\Pew\, n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot; -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See {Foot}, and cf. {Podium}, {Poy}.] 1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; -- sometimes called {slip}. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow. 2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. Milton. {Pew opener}, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens.
\Pew\, v. t. To furnish with pews. [R.] --Ash.

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