PEW


Meaning of PEW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpyü ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English pewe, from Middle French dialect (Picardy) puie balustrade, from Latin podia, plural of podium parapet, podium, from Greek podion base, diminutive of pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date: 14th century

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.