[pew] n [ME pewe, fr. MF puie balustrade, fr. L podia, pl. of podium parapet, podium, fr. Gk podion base, dim. of pod-, pous foot--more at foot] (14c) 1: a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
2: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church