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DAIS (Fr. dais, estrade, Ital. predella)

This article appears in Volume V07, Page 761 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DAH-DEM
DAIS (Fr. dais, estrade, Ital. predella) , originally a part of the floor at the end of a medieval
hall
 , raised a step above the rest of the building. On this the lord of the
mansion
  dined with his friends at the high table, apart from the retainers and servants. In medieval halls there was generally a deep recessed bay window at one or at each end of the
dais
 , supposed to be for retirement, or greater privacy than the open
hall
  could afford. In France they word is understood as a canopy or hanging over a seat; probably the name was given from the fact that the seats of
great
  men were then surmounted by such a feature. In
ordinary
  use, the
term
  means any raised platform in a room, for dignified occupancy.


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