I. pew1 /pjuː/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: puie, from Latin podia, plural of podium; ⇒ podium]
1. a long wooden seat in a church
2. take a pew British English spoken used humorously to invite someone to sit down
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