dais

A throne on a dais (sense 1)

Meaning

Noun

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Origin

  • From Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman deis, from Old French deis, dois (modern French dais), from Latin discum, accusative singular of discus (Late Latin discum ("table")), from Ancient Greek δίσκος ("discus, disc; tray"), from δικεῖν. Cognate with Italian desco, Occitan des. desk, disc, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.

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