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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Dais

/(dā"ĭs)/ · Da·is · IPA /ˈdeɪəs/
01 n. 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.
  1. 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. 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. 3.
    A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity.[Obs.]