PEW


Meaning of PEW in English

n. & v.

n. 1 (in a church) a long bench with a back; an enclosed compartment. 2 Brit. colloq. a seat (esp. take a pew).

v.tr. furnish with pews. pewage n. pewless adj.

[ ME pywe, puwe f. OF puye balcony f. L podia pl. of PODIUM ]

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