A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
The canopy over an altar, etc.
A bench, a settle, a pew.
A place or an opportunity to speak, to express one's opinion; a platform or pulpit.
(Latin tribunus militum, "tribune of the soldiers"): an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion.
A protector of the people.
The domed or vaulted apse in a Christian church that houses the bishop's throne.
An elected official in Ancient Rome.