Dais

Definition of dais:

part of speech: noun

Raised floor at the upper end of a room.

part of speech: noun

A raised floor at the upper end of the dining- hall where the high table stood: a raised floor with a seat and canopy.

part of speech: noun

A raised platform for the chief seats in a hall.

Usage examples for dais:

• On the dais at the upper end were seated a number of dignified persons, in a semicircle, with a very handsome and stately old man in the centre on a chair of state, whose face was new to me. "The Child of the Dawn", Arthur Christopher Benson.

• As soon as he stood, the Earl and the Count advanced, and taking Myles by either hand, led him forward and up the steps of the dais to the platform above. "Men of Iron", Ernie Howard Pyle.

• My seat was against the wall opposite the dais and knowing that I should have scant opportunity to study the Prince's face from where I sat, I edged my way along the side of the corridor, the crowd making progress difficult for him, but easy for me, as I crept close to the wall. "The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women", F. Hopkinson Smith.