Pew

(pū), n. [O. Fr. pui, poi, hill, high place, from Lat. podium, an elevated place, a height, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat; Pr. puoi, pueg, It. poggio, Sp. poyo, a bench or seat, D. pui, puije.] An inclosed seat in a church, originally made square, now, in the United States, usually made long and narrow, and sometimes called slip. “Hath laid knives under his pillow, and halters in his pew.” Shak.