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Webster 1913 Edition

Pew

Pew

(pū)
,
Noun.
[OE.
pewe
, OF.
puie
parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L.
podium
an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr.
πόδιον
, dim. of
πούς
,
ποδός
, foot; – hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See
Foot
, and cf.
Podium
,
Poy
.]
1.
One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; – sometimes called
slip
. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow.
2.
Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold.
[Obs.]
Pepys.
Milton.
Pew opener
,
an usher in a church.
[Eng.]
Dickens.

Pew

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with pews.
[R.]
Ash.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pew

PEW

,
Noun.
[L. podium.] An inclosed seat in a church. Pews were formerly made square; in modern churches in America they are generally long and narrow, and sometimes called slips.

PEW

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with pews. [Little used.]

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