1. (n.) The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table.

2. (n.) A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests.

3. (n.) A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity.

The Heir to the Throne
... A single torch of aromatics flared and hissed beside the throne dais. ... Behind a solid
panel of carved cedar, which hedged the royal dais, stood Meneptah. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter v the heir to.htm

The Promised Land
... Slowly she approached the dais and fell on her knees before the king. The great
gathering of courtiers held its breath, wondering and pitying. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xlvii the promised land.htm

Before Egypt's Throne
... She suffered him to lead her to the royal dais where she knelt. ... Masanath
turned to the right of the royal dais and faced the prince. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxix before egypts throne.htm

The Dream of St. Ursula
... The princess's shield is at the head of it, and the feet are raised entirely above
the floor of the room, on a dais which projects at the lower end so as to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/ruskin/saint ursula/ii the dream of st.htm

In Troubles --
... straightway saluted him. Now the king was in the royal dais, near the outer
door. Two bishops were standing just below him. (We must ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/marson/hugh bishop of lincoln/chapter vi in troubles.htm

In Travel-Worn Garb Vergilius Went Early to See the King. ...
... Far down the great chamber in which half a cohort could have stood comfortably,
in a carved chair on a dais, under a vault and against a background of blue ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 13 in travel-worn garb.htm

The Love of Rameses
... Far up the vaulted hall, the Pharaoh and his queen, in royal isolation, were
growing weary. The lions chained to their lofty dais slept. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxv the love of.htm

Guests at an Imperial Banquet
... The Emperor sat at the centre, on a dais, in a chair of gold, with the Empress
at his right. Next to her sat Theophilus of Alexandria. ...
/.../chapter xix guests at an.htm

The Red King
... The King was drinking in Malwood Hall, There came in a monk before them all: He
thrust by squire, he thrust by knight, Stood over against the dais aright; And ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the red king.htm

The Lady Miriam
... Kenkenes! "She approached the very dais of the throne and, throwing up her
arms, flung her defiance into the face of her sovereign. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter vi the lady miriam.htm

Dais (3 Occurrences)
... the chief guests. 3. (n.) A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity.
Multi-Version Concordance Dais (3 Occurrences). 2 Kings 11 ...
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Conspiracy (17 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 11:14 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according
to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the ...
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Dainty (7 Occurrences)

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Daisan

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Platform (9 Occurrences)
... level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof,
or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for ...
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Canopy (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like,
or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. ...
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State (51 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp. 5. (n.) A chair with a canopy above
it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself. ...
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Custom (51 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 11:14 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according
to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the ...
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Establish (133 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood on the dais, and made a covenant before Jehovah,
to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and ...
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Dais (3 Occurrences)

2 Kings 11:14 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on the dais, according to the custom, and the princes and the trumpeters were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. And Athaliah rent her garments and cried, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
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2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood on the dais, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart, and with all his soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
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2 Chronicles 23:13 And she looked, and behold, the king stood on his dais at the entrance, and the princes and the trumpets were by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets; and the singers were there with the instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. And Athaliah rent her garments, and said, Conspiracy! Conspiracy!
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Dais

Conspiracy (17 Occurrences)

Dainty (7 Occurrences)

Daisan

Platform (9 Occurrences)

Canopy (8 Occurrences)

State (51 Occurrences)

Custom (51 Occurrences)

Establish (133 Occurrences)

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